InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration
December 1, 2025
The Pathway to Integrated Living
— Daily reminders for a conscious, connected life —
How much of your life are you actually present for? It's easy to confuse activity with purpose, busyness with connection. Today, consider where your attention truly lives—and whether the people who matter most are getting more than just your physical presence.
The focus for today is:
Knowing that I am loved for who I am rather than what I do has made all the difference.
Today's message is inspired by Barry Vissell, author of the book: To Really Love a Woman
Barry shares his own journey from workaholism—the realization that he was "becoming a human being rather than a human doing." His wife Joyce's boundary ("the next time you are going to miss dinner, don't come home!") became his wake-up call. Sometimes love means refusing to enable the very patterns that separate us from what matters most.
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Overcoming Workaholism
Author: Barry Vissell
A Reminder:
Knowing that I am loved for who I am rather than what I do has made all the difference.
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RELATED BOOK: To Really Love a Woman
How does a woman really need to be loved? How can her partner help to bring out her deepest passion, her sensuality, her creativity, her dreams, her joy, and at the same time allow her to feel safe, accepted and appreciated? This book gives tools to the readers to more deeply honor their partners.
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About the Author
Joyce & Barry Vissell, a nurse/therapist and psychiatrist couple since 1964, are counselors near Santa Cruz CA, who are passionate about conscious relationship and personal-spiritual growth. They are the authors of 10 books, their latest being A Couple of Miracles: One Couple, More Than a Few Miracles.
Author's website: SharedHeart.org
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