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Charlie,
Thank you for the simple, stark truth and beauty in this. I
am moved. Thank
you.
William
Spencer
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Hi Charlie,
I want to thank you especially for this newsletter, and to make
the general comment that I really love the way you let your
healing process, and your distortions, come into your writing,
rather than coming across as the sensei who has all the answers
and is only there for the benefit of the students. Blessed is
the teacher who shares his vulnerabilites with the people he
teaches!
I am also doing better these days with letting the voices
of negativity and fearfulness have their space in my consciousness
without taking over and running the whole show. It is a struggle
at times, a lot of times, actually. One thing that
really helped me recently is a book by Bill Ferguson called
"Heal the Hurt that Sabotages Your Life."
It teaches us to go in with an inquiry process and an awareness
of our feelings to the things we fear the most, dislike the
most, and most wish were not a part of ourselves, our lives,
etc.
One thing this book helped me realize is the huge amount of
anger I have held, and continue to hold, against God, for being
so seemingly indifferent to my sufferings and disappointments,
and those of others. I felt it was very not okay to hold such
thoughts against God, even dangerous, and indicated that there
was something seriously wrong with me. So I repressed this anger,
told myself I love God (which I do, very much, but there are
two sides to every coin). I closed off this part of me in a
box, but its effects in my life have seeped through.
Anyway, no need to go into this any further, as I am sure
you understand. I do recommend the book, and thought you might
want to suggest it to the readers of your newletter.
Best,
Andy Boerger, Tokyo, Japan
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Dear Charlie,
Trust and faith are essential for me each and every day and
poems like yours remind me that I am never alone in this struggle
as long as I can reach out either via typewriter, email or phone.
You're amazing. Thank you for your thoughts and words and depth
of self and for spreading the fear out like a cape for me to
see and wrap up in when I am chilled with fear myself.
Namaste,
Shelley Kaufman-Young
Sonnenschein.com
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Dear Charlie,
Thank you for your latest newsletter. I am feeling grateful
for reading a piece so full of transparency that it let me see
my self. Many blessings.
Curtis
Watkins, MCC
1 Gatehouse Court
Carmel, N.Y. 10512
Tel: 845.228.6169
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