The Flawless You
Dr. Tartaglia takes psychiatry to a whole new level — a spiritual level, that is. In his book, Flawless — The Ten Most Common Character Flaws and What You Can Do About Them, he says:
“You are not your body or your thoughts. You are not your sensations or your feelings…You are the still, silent I am that exists between the thoughts, observing all the activity. You are the being, awareness and love that observes the body and mind… You are pure spiritual essence with the experience of a body and mind.”
Dr. Tartaglia asks: “Who are you really? What is your spiritual core made of?”
Here’s a contemplative line of questioning to ask yourself when troubled, overwhelmed, conflicted or just in need of being centered in truth: Am I this thought? (No.) Am I this feeling? (No.) Am I this emotion? (No.) Then who am I really? (Answer with any quality that reflects your spiritual essence, what your spiritual core is made of.)
You may find the result of this introspective line of questioning delightfully surprising.
“No matter what the starting point you have the ability to make great change if you are willing. Always be willing to allow that great source of love and wisdom within you to give you what you need when you need it.”
Dr. Tartaglia recommends that your focus be on the positive change you want to achieve, your flawless Self, rather than the negative character flaw and he provides the following to help guide your progress:
Dr. Tartaglia’s seven signs of character
Surrender — the mark of greatness.
Honesty — the mark of realism.
Forgiveness — the mark of humility.
Confidence — the mark of faith.
Tolerance — the mark of perfection.
Peacefulness — the mark of wisdom.
Selfless service — the mark of love.
“Like rain, grace falls on all of us. If you plant the seeds, the flowers of virtue will blossom.”
— Dr. Louis A. Tartaglia, M.D.
Flawless: The Ten Most Common Character Flaws and What You Can Do About Them, Louis A. Tartaglia, M.D. Published in 1999 by Eagle Brook, an imprint of William Morrow and Company, Inc.
Ukrainian folklore characterizes pysanky as a symbolic, talismanic writing that invokes a higher Universal Power for help, while believing with faithful certainty that It will. The contemporary version of this characterization is a paper-and-pen journaling practice called prayer writing that develops a personal relationship with God.
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