One of Jung’s most famous declarations is “I’d rather be whole than good.” Owning all of ourselves (the good with bad) brings us to a state of wholeness. So my Ash Wednesday was a day of reflective contemplation. It was in the moment of silence that I learned that loneliness is a gift God gives […]
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Feelings vs. Knowledge
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. – Carl Rogers Knowing you’re inferior in some ways is very different from feeling inferior. For example, I know I am inferior to the owner of this Island Times financially, Hilary Clinton intellectually, to millions of women aesthetically, […]
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ATE or defense (?)
“Self awareness reminds us that there is no destination to our journey. The process itself is destiny.” ~UnknownSelf loathing is quite subtle and deceiving that you’re unaware of it until you find yourself running around like that hamster- busy running but going nowhere. Or that infamous dog trying to catch his own tail. It’s an […]
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The Heart Thing
“Until you make unconscious conscious they will control your life, and you will call it fate.” -CARL JUNG Pursuing spiritual maturity while ignoring deep wounds of your childhood is like walking on a treadmill while eating a box of peanut butter cookies. You’re not going to experience what’s possible. Many asks God to grow them […]
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Becoming the Princess
Healing is not an event. It is a work thing. ave you ever wondered what happened to the Prodigal Son after the party his father gave to welcome him home? Would it be reasonable to imagine the older brother who couldn’t bring himself to celebrate the return of his brother continued to demonize him, accusing […]
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NEVER TOO FAR from REMEMBERING
Even though God has delivered me of so much mental and emotional torment that I struggled with for years, I will never forget what it was like living in the battleground of Gettysburg. I don’t want to forget how it was living in the zone where my brain won’t shut down filled anxiety that I […]