A COSMOPOLITAN LAWYER: JUST SOME READINGS I HAVE ENJOYED LATELY

First, this blog replaces my previous blog, thecosmoplitanlawyerblogspot.com . Second, unlike that earlier blog, the present one is primarily meant as a record of my readings. It is not meant to suggest that others will be or should be interested in what I read. And third, in a sense, it is a public diary of one who is an alien in his own American culture. A person who feels at home just about anywhere, except in his birthplace . . . America.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Thich Nhat Hanh, Answers from the Heart: Practical Responses to Life's Burning Questions (Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press, 2009) ("Q. How can those of us who had a painful childhood get past our pain and learn to trust people again? A. Many of us have a wounded child within. When we've been deeply wounded as children, it's hard for us to trust and love, and to allow love to penetrate us. Because we are so busy, we don't have time to go back to our wounded child and be with her to help with the healing. Many of us are afraid to go back to ourselves and be with that child. The block of pain and sorrow in us is so huge and overwhelming that we run away from it. But in this practice, we are advised to go home and take care of our wounded child, even though this is difficult.... You have to talk to your wounded child several time a day. Embracing your child tenderly, you reassure him that you will never let him down again or leave him unattended...." Id. at 45.46.).