From the archives:

The fear of self-exploration resides in the buried dread that what we will find will be either too much or too little to bear. The difficult and deliberate work of living maturely and soulfully, of becoming who we are intended by God to be, includes bringing to awareness the pain and the promise of our lives. Sometimes self-exploration means feeling the unconscious anxiety aroused by the suspicion that if we dare to stop and listen to the boredom we try so hard to drown out, that we will have to face ourselves truthfully, and in doing so discover that the cupboards of our being are bare. Other times self-exploration means discovering our promise and potential. Though it involves the courage to confront our own complicity in having kept our gifts buried, this gives way to the feeling of exhilaration or delight. We awaken to the realization that we are indeed gifts and gifted. We awaken to the realization that we are not only called but capable of living expansive lives. This awareness triggers another one, namely, the opportunity and responsibility for offering the gift of who we are to others.

~ from “Self-Exploration: The Gateway to Significant Living,” December 2, 2012

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