Motherhood: Facing & Finding Yourself

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April 20, 2021 a project of ServiceSpace What waits to awaken in each person is ancient and surprising, mythic and meaningful. - Michael Meade - Motherhood: Facing & Finding Yourself "Bestselling author and psychologist James Hillman proposed what he called the acorn theory of psychological development. He contended that we each enter the world carrying something unique that asks to be lived out through us. Just as the destiny of the oak tree is contained within the acorn, we arrive in life with something we need to do and someone we need to become. What waits to awaken in each person is ancient and surprising, mythic and meaningful, writes mythologist and author Michael Meade. As a young woman, I wanted badly to find what was waiting to be awakened. I was afraid that becoming a mother would fatally interrupt its unfolding." What follows is the Introduction to Jungian analyst Lisa Marchiano's latest book, Motherhood. { read more } Be The Change Ask someone about their deepest experience of awakening today, and reflect on yours. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Guide to Well-Being During Coronavirus This is Me at 68: Elders Reflect During Crisis I Wish My Teacher Knew... Why Singing in a Choir Makes You Happier Bye Bye Plastic Bags The Monkey and the River Two Words That Can Change a Life Beyond Overwhelm into Refuge DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 244,907 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More