All the parts of our selves

In the last few weeks I have had so many conversations with people who are searching for their own unified being. Many people recognize that who they percieve themselves to be in their work-a-day world is not the only person they are.

Do you feel stuck? Do you feel incomplete? Does it seem like there is something missing in your life and you can't quite put your finger on it? Are there personality traits of yours that you fight to keep down, want to deny, or are ashamed of?

These are symptoms of a shattered being. Those personality traits we would deny or hide are important to explore. Where do they come from? That is the first real question we need to ask ourselves.

Some of these personality traits, habitual reactions, or thought patterns might have been inherited from parents or grandparents. Some may come from conditioning by television shows, commercials or other media intrusions. Some may be left over from past life experiences. Some may be parts of our own shattered souls.

So the first thing we need to do to find completion of being is determine what is truly part of our being and what has inserted itself from the outside.

But in order to evaluate these things we start by listing them, acknowleging them, and bringing them into the light. So many that I have talked to want to hide, reject, or even destroy these parts of themselves. This, in my experience, always leads to those aspects of ourselves rebelling and asserting themselves in the most inappropriate ways. But if we bring these things forward, admit them and evaluate them, we may find that they dissapate on their own, never to return.

There are many ways to do this. Dream work is one of them. Vocal lessons with the right teacher can be a powerful tool. It's a wonderful and sometimes scary journey to look at and find love for all aspects of ourselves. This has been my life long goal.

Kari