Sunday, August 10, 2008

The Shadow - From the Inside Out

As the year came to a close, I spent a lot of time thinking about the experience, lessons and challenges ". As a washing tide on the beach and back, the year has come and gone. He left, but also how it arrived quickly, but not without a taste of bivalve mollusks in its wake. As I have reflected on my time with clients and the work we do, I know that each experience "treatment" differently. Nevertheless, I found that Carl Jung was right. We must heal, inside and explore unchartered territories. Furthermore, they are there, which does waited for us to discover.

Unchartered Territories
Old English map makers often marked the edges of cards imposing dragons, snakes and other animals mythological frightening. Not visited waters threatened sea fearers. Some dare not chosen unchartered in these areas. It was frightening to represent and the unknown. Others, their resources collected for the quest, and hoping the best.

Sometimes, we must also ask what kind of research that will be. Sometimes, we must ask whether it is worthwhile, emotional risk. Perhaps it is rather a risk to stay exactly where you are, motionless, static, and the shore.

"Me and My Shadow"
We all have a way we see the world around us, our internal "maps". Our internal card determines how we the people around us, to assess situations, interpret and our interactions in the world. Ironically, we also have imposing dragons, snakes and other animals mythological intimidate waiting on the waters has not been visited. The collection of pieces that we dislike in ourselves, "shadow". It is everywhere.

Our shadow is, ironically, the very thing that we struggle with other people, that we have not yet "accepted" as a part of us. Carl Jung talked about this part of us, that we invited the hide, or reject, that what we want to project to other people. We unconsciously the very thing that we have to face ourselves, on the other. Ironically, the very part of ourselves that we also blame on others, must be studied.

Rather than find what we do, not as in others, fully and Review, why jump into the conflict, toxic situations, exchanges and painful. Instead, we see opportunities for the "look at ourselves," we often have them. We hide. Instead of self-examination of "project" that part of ourselves on others. In essence, if we have a quality which makes "drive us crazy" our friends, colleagues or loved ones, we push it away "and avoiding research. We offer them. It remains in unchartered territories. Accordingly, the causes misery, because it can be painful to read that part of himself to reveal. It is avoided and is hidden in their eyes. Accordingly, can succeed only major pain as it tries to understand.

Whether conscious or not, outside our world is for us, what is unconscious in its entirety. It is as if the universe wants to teach us about ourselves, and continues situations and people that we take this chance. If we can not consider our shadow on this page, it will repeat again and again. If you are wondering "why going she is still with me?" Your shadow on this page, you can cover. Are you out? Are you ready to begin the journey, and discover your true self, including parties which are difficult to discover?

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