Wellness and Self-Improvement Books discussion

“Crazy Wisdom” is an absolutely natural and organic process that has been utilized by our ancestors for thousands of years. We can find many examples of “Crazy Wisdom” in tales, fables, myths and rituals etc. This is especially true of aboriginal cultures which our society tends to call primitive and savage. “Crazy Wisdom” may be used to great advantage not only in our personal lives but also, and especially in our more creative endeavors and projects. Playwrights, actors, cinematographers and artists of all kinds have utilized the process of “Crazy Wisdom” to create many of the world’s greatest masterpieces.

We can find some wonderful and very practical examples of “Crazy Wisdom” in the movie: The King’s Speech, starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter & Co. The film shows how despair may provide the motivation that can finally drive us to seek the help that we need. I find that this movie is not only hugely entertaining and, at times quite hilarious, but that it also happens to be very practical. This movie illustrates quite vividly how unorthodox and, at times, quite surprising methods may bring about results that we may not have been able to obtain in any other way. In Missing Links I used this, and many other movies to illustrate how to effectively utilize natural, organic and creative processes in our lives.

Missing Links is quite original and it is full of “Crazy Wisdom”
Initially, I have been inspired and guided in how to take full advantage of “Crazy Wisdom,” by the works of the Mythopoetic Movement. Most especially by Robert Bly, Clarissa Pinkola Estes and Joseph Campbell. I have been benefitting from “Crazy Wisdom” for decades in my own personal life. “Crazy Wisdom” has also been inspiring and guiding me, in many wonderful ways, in the writing of Missing Links and of the books that will follow. In particular I refer you to Missing Links, Chapter 3, which deals with the Process of Paradox and to Chapter 7, which deals with Our Dance of Creativity.

Playful, easy to read and a lot of fun.
For example, in Missing Links I write about:
-How to use "Ring-a-Dingies."
-The process of: Creative “Beating Around the Bush.”
-The Movie in Reverse.
-The Law of the Cookie-cutter.
-Semi-Healthy and Intermediate Steps.
-Cheating Without Guilt.
-Our Relationships: “Are they Energy Boosters … or Energy Suckers?!”
-Fill’er up … P – L – E –A – S - E!
-How to proceed by "Baby Steps" and by "Thin Salami Slice" of time.
-Minimizing the Damage.(MTD).
-Trying to be as playful as little children … etc.

As you can see, there is a lot of "Crazy Wisdom" in Missing Links.
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I look forward to reading your comments and your feed-back.

THANK YOU

Daniel