The DAILY SPARK Blog

WE ALL DO!

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but hyper-independence is a result of trauma.  “I don’t need anybody and must do everything myself” really means, “My ability to trust has been injured by people systematically letting me down and failing me.” 

                            You do need people.  We all do.

 

Source:  wordables.  Kate_Kelly_Esq

REFLECTION:

  • Do you find yourself saying:  I don’t need anyone?  Or, I have to do everything myself?
  • Examine the source of this.  Is it a result of some trauma?  Did someone let you down/fail you?
  • How can you experience a new view, try on a new way of being… Are you willing to receive help from others?  … Work in collaboration with others?

KNOW PEACE

One can not reflect in streaming water.  Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.

Quote by Lao Tzu

Lao TZU was a Chinese philosopher believed to have lived in the 6th century BC.  He is considered the author of the Tao Te Ching.

 

REFLECTION:

  • Ever try to see your face in a running, rushing river?  Pretty hard right?
  • LaoTzu reminds us that we need to slow down… stop to to know peace. 
  • Can you take some time today to stop, reflect – even if just for a few minutes to capture some inner peace.
  • What does that feel like? 
  • How can you make time for more peace in your life?

YOUR SHADOW…

Keep your shadows in front of you.  They can only take you down from behind.

Carl Jung – Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst founder of Analytical Psychology, cited by Brene Brown on Tim Ferris Podcast.

REFLECTION:

  • We all have “shadow” sides … those unexamined parts of ourselves. Most don’t want others to see these parts –  yet exposing them makes us human and vulnerable and allows others to connect with us in a human way.
  • What ‘shadows’ have you been unwilling to expose to the light?
  • Explore your shadow… a spooky thought!
                                             HAPPY HALLOWEEN!