Admitting
It started with admitting—the journey of self-discovery and vulnerability. I didn’t shy away. It was okay to say that something was not right, that something needed to be figured out and dealt with. That didn’t start recently, but long ago, when the suffering was unbearable. Which, from today’s knowing, was a choice, but it wasn’t that way back then. There are these emotions that come up, nagging and disturbing the soul and the mind, and we’ve got to make a choice, but be aware of the consequences of that choice. I made that decision a very long time ago and was ready to face whatever came up from that childhood time. And every time I do the work, I think to myself, “Well, I am good now, all figured out and ready to take off.” The reality for me was that every time I peeled a layer, I found another one. Not sure if in this lifetime I would reach the center or not, but I am sure that I will keep peeling one after the other, because not only does the suffering subside, but there is...
