The Other Path: An Illusion Only

One of the real challenges of growing up adopted is the very reality that a different life path existed. Whether it could have actually come to fruition is still up in the air, but the fact that I was born to one set of parents, and raised by another, meant a life of believing in … Continue reading →

Archetypes at Work

After a very stressful President’s Day, which I have off from work, but spent dealing with a rejected time sheet and an inconsistent boss, I started to think about my self in relation to my own work. My boss exhibits many traits of the addict archetype, which Carolyn Myss describes as: From a symbolic perspective, … Continue reading →

Archetypes, Mindfulness, and the Aging Process

I embrace the paparazzi archetype, which might have been added since Carl Jung talked about archetypes. But it’s an archetype that I embrace freely, like the Rebel, and the Spiritual Seeker, and the Fool. This Paparazzi archetype has led me to insert myself awkardly into family situations, as I hold out my cell phone and … Continue reading →