Book Description

InnerResources 8 Ideas is "A Map, Exercises, and a Promise to Point You In the Right Direction. The 8 Ideas are focus points of the mind, and a guide for those who notice that they've "been here before" and would like to move on. The Poems edition communicates one version of the InnerRESOURCES 8 Ideas. The Poems are organized in categories:Freedom To Talk; Memory; Ecosystem; The Compulsion To Repeat The Past:How Did I Get Here Again?; Is There A Right Person?; In A Relationship But Still Alone?; What Is Me And What Is Not Me; Breaking Destructive Patterns; Alcoholism and the Addictions versus True Needs; When To Stay And When To Get Out; Self Actualization (Eat or Be Eaten: Is That All There Is?) Table Of Contents: A Promise To Point You In The Right Direction, Who Follows Directions Anyway? Where Is This Address, Please? Is There An Area In The Park Where People Play Chess? The Art And Science Of Personal Change, Following Recipes, Paraphrasing "Mostly Martha"; Memory, Memories, Words And Consciousness, No Memory, No Self, The Story Of Fran, What Is There To Hold On To? Being Remembered, WTC 9/11/01 - We Will Remember You Forever;The Freedom To Talk, Father Son Rap, It's Too Much Energy To Talk;InnerResources, Call Of The Wild, Innerresources- The Word-Images, Innerresources Is Mapmakers-Pathfinders-Guides, Maps Of The Mind, What Is A Geep?; Ecosystem, This And That Not This Or That, The Wing Of A Fly,; Idea # 1 The Compulsion To Repeat The Past, Myth And Meta - Psychology, Uroborus, How Did I Get Here Again? Part 2- How Do I Get Off The Wheel Without Getting Enlightened? The Causes Of Things; Idea # 2, Is There A Right Person? A Rose By Any Other Name Is Still A Rose, Soul Mate, Who's To Blame Me Or You? Konrad Lorenz, He Found The Right One, Perception Is Reality; Idea # 3- In A Relationship, But Still Alone? The Myth Of The Relationship Solution; Idea # 4- Breaking Destructive Patterns, Are Patterns Arbitrary? The Alphabet, I've Used Up My Tickets, The Need For Unconditional Love, Molly You Don't Dis Me, How Do I Rate Thee? Idea # 5 What Is Me And What Is Not Me? We Are One, Look At Me-I Exist, What Is Me And Not Me-The Bridge From Me To You, Merger And Back Again, Get Out Of Your Head, Bound Up In Relationship, Empathy, Support Groups, Romantic Love As Transference Neurosis, We Are Lovers, A Strong Ego; What Is Me And What Is Not Me?-Sex And Love, Albert Ellis Meets R.D. Laing; Idea # 6- Alcoholism And The Addictions, I Qualify, Veggie Risk Taker; Idea # 7 -When To Stay And When To Get Out, Walter, From My Own Childhood; Idea # 8- Self Actualization, Eat Or Be Eaten Is That All There Is? Higher Order Needs Love, Truth, Justice, Helping Others, There's More To Life Than Hunting Squirrels, Molly, I Couldn't Believe It Was Me, Ahhh, I'm Right Where I Should Be