Last weekend, Lisa and I were in heavy brainstorming about what EXACTLY introspection is.
Here are a few of our conclusions:
You can't just dig into your past and DWELL there forever, the idea is to dig it out, sort through it - use some of the remnants to build something new, leave the rest where it belongs - in the past, in the refuse pile, or just BEHIND you.
Focusing on positive joy and growth is much more productive than miring ourselves in the nigrado* of our past.
Let's have fun, and laugh TOGETHER and with others - we can all heal and grow simultaneously.
There are also some GREAT quotes about Introspection:
“The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.”
― Aldous Huxley
“Sometimes, you have to look back in order to understand the things that lie ahead.”
― Yvonne Woon, Dead Beautiful
“I stand in the mist and cry, thinking of myself standing in the mist and crying, and wondering if I will ever be able to use this experience in a book.”
― Erica Jong, Fear of Flying
What are your thoughts about INTROSPECTION, any examples of how it has worked in your life, realizations or anything you want to share? Also, introduce yourselves, who you are, what you do, how you know Lisa or myself . . .
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* Self-knowledge is an adventure that carries us unexpectedly far and deep. Even a moderately comprehensive knowledge of the shadow can cause a good deal of confusion and mental darkness, since it gives rise to personality problems which one had never remotely imagined before. For this reason alone we can understand why the alchemists called their nigrado melancholia, "a black blacker than black," night, an affliction of the soul, confusion, etc., or, more pointedly, the "black raven." For us the raven seems only a funny allegory, but for the medieval adept it was . . . a well-known allegory of the devil.[The Conjunction,"CW14, par. 741.]
via FB - from my dear friend, Bea Jurgensen . . . Bea Jurgensen Couldn't post on your blog for what ever reason.
ReplyDeleteIntrospection:
The process or ability
to see oneself honestly;
to face the reality of oneself whether ideal or flawed;
to examine oneself's tracks as a human being which includes actions, reactions, and interactions
for the purpose of meditation and healing.
Love that viewpoint . . . sometimes we see ourselves as worse than we are and that can be just as damaging as seeing ourselves better than we are . . . I like that we need to accept our flaws, because that is what makes us human and what can help us develop empathy for others.
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