Beverly J. Matthews, Psychotherapist

Beverly J. Matthews, Psychotherapist Psychotherapy for individuals, families and groups using experiential processes to promote healing for the mind, body and spirit

12/29/2025

Buddhism doesn’t promise heaven....Not a reward after death.
Not a place somewhere else.
But a way of living with clarity, peace, and awareness in this very moment.

🪷 Freedom from being ruled by anger.
Anger doesn’t hurt the world as much as it burns the one holding it. Buddhism teaches us to see anger as a passing mental state, not an identity. When seen clearly, it loosens its grip.

🪷 Freedom from drowning in fear.
Fear thrives in imagined futures. Through mindfulness, you learn to return to the present — the only place where fear loses its power.

🪷 Freedom from endless wanting.
The constant hunger to be more, have more, become someone else. Buddhism reminds us that peace doesn’t come from becoming — it comes from understanding.

✨ The teaching is simple but radical:
Suffering doesn’t come from the world.
It comes from the mind reacting to the world.

You don’t fix suffering by controlling people, situations, or outcomes.
You soften suffering by understanding craving, aversion, and ignorance within yourself.

🌱 Buddhism does not ask for blind belief.
It does not demand conversion.
It does not threaten or promise salvation.

It simply invites you to practice.

To observe your thoughts.
To understand your emotions.
To respond instead of react.
To let go instead of cling.

Peace is not somewhere you reach.
It is something you uncover when the mind is no longer fighting reality.

You are not asked to believe.
You are asked to see.

12/28/2025
12/28/2025

A young student once asked a wise monk, "Master, how do I stop taking everything so personally?"

The monk smiled and said...
"To stop taking things personally, you must learn what actually belongs to you... and what never did.

Most of what people say or do is a reflection of their own inner weather, not a judgment of your worth.

When a storm passes overhead, you do not ask, 'What did I do wrong?" You simply let it pass.

In the same way, another person's moods, words, or reactions are often storms that were brewing long before you arrived.

Your peace isn't threatened unless you hand it over.

Taking things personally comes from believing you must control how others think, feel, or receive you.

But remember... You are not responsible for managing the emotions that live inside someone else's mind.

The moment you stop trying to be understood by everyone, you reclaim your freedom.

Respond from clarity, not from old wounds.

Be curious, not defensive. Be grounded, not reactive.

When your heart is steady, even harsh words lose their power.

Do not let someone else's chaos decide the temperature of your inner world.

Protect your peace. You are allowed to walk away from anything that tries to pull you into a battle that isn't yours."

And when in doubt," the monk said, "Repeat this truth: Nothing others do is because of me. Everything they do is because of them."

Moral:
Not everything is about you. What others say and do often reflects their own struggles, not your worth. When you stop carrying what was never yours, you protect your peace and live freely.

12/28/2025
12/27/2025

Your mind works like a magnet.. what you dwell on grows stronger..

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Sandy Springs Psychotherapy Associates , 6000 Lake Forrest Drive, Ste 400
Sandy Springs, GA
30328

Opening Hours

Monday 1pm - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 3pm

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