Lose your mind and come to your senses.
-Fritz Perls
I apologize for another Quote of The Day failure yesterday. I was wickedly hungover and could barely function on a human level, let alone compose a short piece of writing. Anywho, today's quote comes from Friedrich Salomon Perls, better known as Fritz Perls. I find the quote apropos of my own condition the previous day. I certainly did lose my mind a couple nights ago to the travails of alcohol consumption and was forced to come to my senses, quite uncomfortably, the following day. I like this quote for its seemingly contradictory ideas. The dichotomy between misplacing one's mind and getting in touch with your sentiment may seem like a drastic bridge to cross. But I believe, in theory, that once the mind is "lost", one has no choice but to embrace the stimuli and environment that immediately surround you. Disagree you may, but that is my two cents on today's quote.
Fritz Perls (1893-1970) was a German-born psychiatrist/psychotherapist of Jewish origin. Fritz is credited with coining the term "Gestalt therapy" as well as the "Gestalt prayer". Gestalt therapy is a speculative type of psychotherapy in which emphasis is put on personal responsibility. It attempts to accentuate an individual's experience in the present moment, therapist-client relationship, the context of a patient's social environment, and the adjustments made to accommodate in the particular environment. Quite in line with today's passage.
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