Coming Home to Who You Are
Discovering Your Natural Capacity for Love, Integrity, and Compassion
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- $28.99
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- $28.99
Publisher Description
We already possess everything we need to have satisfying relationships and a happy, fulfilling life; all we need to do is learn how to bring forth our natural wisdom—which includes our innate kindness, understanding, and courage. Psychotherapist David Richo draws on four decades of his counseling experience to create this manual on how to nurture the best in ourselves and our relationships. He teaches how to access our natural abilities to:
• Care for ourselves as the basis of caring for others
• Find freedom from fear
• Maintain healthy boundaries in relationships
• Develop greater honesty with ourselves and others
• Let go of regret
The book also includes practical exercises—including journaling, contemplation, and guided meditations—to foster inward growth and lasting positive change.
This book is a completely revised and updated edition of Everyday Commitments.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Richo is the psychotherapist and teacher whose popular and impressive How to Be an Adult in Relationships melded Jungian and Buddhist thought in a way that was both poetic and linear. This book is lighter than his earlier works and a quick read. Proposing 52 commitments, or intentions, he follows each one with a pithy essay or meditation. Richo's intellectual grasp is profound, making each commitment an intriguing spiritual yardstick for examining how far we have come or how far we might still go in terms of honesty, kindness and taking responsibility for our actions and relationships. One of the commitments, for example, is "I am choosing to be more authentic in my relationships." Fleshing this out, Richo encourages the reader to admit one's error "the minute we notice ourselves acting in ways that do not present ourselves honestly." Other parts of the book deal with seeing ourselves clearly, not hurting others and showing kindness when others rebuff us. People who have not been exposed to Richo's earlier books should enjoy this one, and fans of his work will welcome the return of his unique voice.
