Knowing who one is..

The modern day media and pop psychologist have a lot to say about finding oneself. I used to think that it was about reminding yourself of who you were, before family, community and the government got involved with our individual lives. But I have discovered that it is not about that at all. It goes deeper than that. For me, it is about realizing what my role in life is and to honour it. It's not husband, brother, son, Manager, supervisor, web developer, marketer or any of the other jobs I had in corporate land. It actually came to me in a dream about a very early job I had in a bank - a 'teller'. In the land of symbols and metaphor I understand that as being a teller. Like a storyteller, or like Jessica Fletcher in Murder She, Wrote. Using my intuition I gather my observations on a situation, let them mull around in my head for a while and then a movie/fairytale/book that I have watched or read will pop into my head that provides the basic outline of the difficulty I or someone else is experiencing. This is what makes me whole as a person. I also understand now that it's not how I write something that is important, but what I am writing about. That is where the gem is. Storytelling is not just about grammar, but the emotions that let fly with the words. Just ask J K Rowling.

So there you have it. I don't have images to put up on the post, but I can tell you how I feel. Like Scrooge after meeting with the three spirits and like Tiny Tim after Scrooge decides to help this family. God bless everyone, and to all a Merry Christmas.

p.s. And just to think. I didn't need to buy anything to feel like this.