Life’s work is to wake up, to let the things that enter into the circle wake you up rather than put you to sleep. The only way to do this is to open, be curious, and develop some sense of sympathy for everything that comes along, to get to know its nature and let it teach you what it will.
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. . . it is almost always the case that whatever has wounded you will also be instrumental in your healing.
Robert Alex Johnson (1921–2018) was an American Jungian analyst, lecturer, and author. He studied with Krishnamurti and Carl and Emma Jung and was the author of numerous bestsellers, including Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche and Inner Work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth.
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We must not confuse letting go of past injuries with feeling an obligation to let the injurers back into our life. The freedom of forgiveness often includes a firm boundary and loving distance from those who have harmed us.
Respect the fact that all you do and are now has evolved for a good reason and serves an important purpose.
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Trauma has become so commonplace that most people don’t even recognize its presence. It affects everyone. Each of us has had a traumatic experience at some point in our lives, regardless of whether it left us with an obvious case of post-traumatic stress.
I have come to the conclusion that human beings are born with an innate capacity to triumph over trauma. I believe not only that trauma is curable, but that the healing process can be a catalyst for profound awakening—a portal opening to emotional and genuine spiritual transformation.
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Although humans rarely die from trauma, if we do not resolve it, our lives can be severely diminished by its effects. Some people have even described this situation as a ‘living death.’
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The inner revolution will not be televised or sold on the Internet. It must take place within one’s own mind and heart.
Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.
Trauma is hell on earth. Trauma resolved is a gift from the gods.
