Guest Post: Leaping Into the Void
Leaping Into the Void
By Jean Benedict Raffa, Ed.D.
“Crisis and pain often catalyze a genuine, heart-felt attempt to reach toward the mysteries. In the grip of pain, we more readily reach through the veils of forgetfulness and wiles of the shadow attitudes that block the heart path.” ~Jungian Analyst Monika Wikman
In my mid-thirties, despite having a loving family, comfortable home, and inspiring religious community, I was deeply unhappy with myself and tormented with questions. What’s wrong with me? Why am I not satisfied with my life? Who am I, really? There’s got to be more to life than trying to be June Cleaver, doesn’t there? One night, ashamed to the core that I couldn’t seem to love God, others, myself, or my life in the ways I believed I should, I prayed the most fervent prayer of my life. “Please God! Teach me to love. I don’t care what it takes. Do whatever you want with me. Just teach me to love.” As one who had always lived in my head and played it safe, this was a big leap for me.
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