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A review by brisingr
Into the Magic Shop by James R. Doty
4.0
I've read this book because it was recommended by BTS and one of the songs on their new album is called "Magic Shop" and it's been hinted clearly that it's about the psychological process used in therapy where a patient and the psychiatrist play out a magic shop, the patient exchanging past traumatic and painful memories with happier ones. Basically, this is what this book has at its starting point.
It sounds... intriguing, but unfortunately, I never had any contact with psychology before and no real interest in it. I still read this book regardless. And guess what? I liked it! I think it was a really touching book, and it literally radiates positivity, mindfulness, self-confidence, self-expression and all that good validating stuff that we all are dimly aware we should work hard and gain to better ourselves, but we still need to hear the success story of someone else before making up our minds.
This book tells the story of our author from his childhood when one chance meeting made him realize how important it is to be mindful and empathetic (way before these terms became as popular as they are nowadays) and across his life, sharing all the lessons he experienced and the valuable knowledge we can understand from them.
Of course, the book has its faults: I generally discovered them in the pacing, but the writing style is very reader-friendly, so I didn't even mind in the end. There are lot of truisms that are actually very useful to incorporate in your own thinking processes and life, and it can literally influence your mentality SO MUCH!! Depending on how open and willing you are to open your heart.
I can totally see how the information in this book influenced BTS and their work, and all I have to say is: BTS are the fans' own magic shop: they are willing to listen to our painful stories, and then turn them into healing music. I'm really, really eternally grateful to be here, supporting a group who just cares so much about the world.
Feelings are not right or wrong. They are just feelings.
The heart is where we find our comfort and our safety in the darkest of places. It is what binds us together and what breaks when we are apart. The heart has its own kind of magic: love.
See everyone you meet as a flawed imperfect being just like you who has made mistakes, taken wrong turns, and at times has hurt others, yet who is struggling and deserves love.
Only later did I realize that many people will help if they are just asked.
Energy can be neither created nor destroyed. However, energy can change forms, and energy can flow from one place to another. That is the gift we are each given.
When our brain changes, we change. That is a truth proven by science. But an even greater truth is that when our heart changes, everything changes. And that change is not only in how we see the world but in how the world sees us. And in how the world responds to us.
We are born and we die, and everything that happens between the two can feel so random it defies logic. The only choice we have is in how we respond in each precious moment we are given.
The only way to truly change and transform your life for the better is by transforming and changing the lives of others.
It sounds... intriguing, but unfortunately, I never had any contact with psychology before and no real interest in it. I still read this book regardless. And guess what? I liked it! I think it was a really touching book, and it literally radiates positivity, mindfulness, self-confidence, self-expression and all that good validating stuff that we all are dimly aware we should work hard and gain to better ourselves, but we still need to hear the success story of someone else before making up our minds.
This book tells the story of our author from his childhood when one chance meeting made him realize how important it is to be mindful and empathetic (way before these terms became as popular as they are nowadays) and across his life, sharing all the lessons he experienced and the valuable knowledge we can understand from them.
Of course, the book has its faults: I generally discovered them in the pacing, but the writing style is very reader-friendly, so I didn't even mind in the end. There are lot of truisms that are actually very useful to incorporate in your own thinking processes and life, and it can literally influence your mentality SO MUCH!! Depending on how open and willing you are to open your heart.
I can totally see how the information in this book influenced BTS and their work, and all I have to say is: BTS are the fans' own magic shop: they are willing to listen to our painful stories, and then turn them into healing music. I'm really, really eternally grateful to be here, supporting a group who just cares so much about the world.
The heart is where we find our comfort and our safety in the darkest of places. It is what binds us together and what breaks when we are apart. The heart has its own kind of magic: love.
See everyone you meet as a flawed imperfect being just like you who has made mistakes, taken wrong turns, and at times has hurt others, yet who is struggling and deserves love.
Only later did I realize that many people will help if they are just asked.
Energy can be neither created nor destroyed. However, energy can change forms, and energy can flow from one place to another. That is the gift we are each given.
When our brain changes, we change. That is a truth proven by science. But an even greater truth is that when our heart changes, everything changes. And that change is not only in how we see the world but in how the world sees us. And in how the world responds to us.
We are born and we die, and everything that happens between the two can feel so random it defies logic. The only choice we have is in how we respond in each precious moment we are given.
The only way to truly change and transform your life for the better is by transforming and changing the lives of others.