Forever Jung

 Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate.  Carl Jung

Thank you, Insight Timer, for another repeatable quote! I was happy to see this, and to use it as my starting point today, because I have a lot of respect for the good doctor. I’ve learned, and continue to learn, about shadow work, and how vital that work is to my being the person I’m meant to be.

Who wants to look at their own underbelly? I sure didn’t. Denial kept me thinking there was no “there” there. Nothing to see, move along. I’ve since learned that everyone - everyone - has shadow issues. We all have aspects of ourselves that we’d like to keep thoroughly hidden. Until a light is focused on those things, they will not change. They’ll squiggle around, causing vague discomfort or outright terrible behavior, and I won’t know why I’m so…awful.

The truth is that I’m not awful! Far from it. I choose to see those aspects of myself in the light of day, acknowledging them in order to be rid of them, to the best of my ability. At least then, when they show up, I know from whence they come and can deal more appropriately in order to get them out of the hidden spaces. 

Choosing to live in the Light is choosing to make the unconscious conscious. When I can see myself honestly, I am better prepared to ‘polish the tarnish off of my silver’, and let it shine!

I am grateful for the insights of others which I can apply to my own life.