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The myth is the public dream and the dream is the private myth. If your private myth, your dream, happens to coincide with that of
The myth is the public dream and the dream is the private myth. If your private myth, your dream, happens to coincide with that of
“Rebellious leaves going out in a blaze of glory, setting trees aflame in riotous color. Reluctant surrender to rumors of coming winter.” ~John Mark Green
I too have suffered from despair since childhood. It began at the age of 11 when my father died. To this day there are many occasions in my daily life when I cannot get excited about something because I know it will not last and my pleasure will not last and I will die and nobody will care and nothing I have done will make any difference, and so what?
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Jean, although you say this is a previous post of yours, all of this is a whole new and fascinating world to me. I barely have a toe nail in this vast ocean of wisdom. As I have other places I feel called to bathe I am not sure how much of me will enter the water. Still, this is a fascinating essay for me, and I am grateful to you for re posting it. Best of luck with your keynote. I think I know enough about you to be able to bet that it will be fabulous!
Rabbi Stephen, I’d say your toenail may be barely wet, but your intuition already knows how to swim. Your use of the symbol of the ocean could not be more apt. Symbolically, the ocean represents the unconscious depths beneath our conscious knowing. I’ve read many of your posts and see how inherently comfortable you are with exploring these depths to find the deeper meaning of scriptures. In this regard, you and I think alike. Whereas I apply symbolic thinking to the psyche and write to encourage others to do the same, you apply it to your religion and encourage others to do the same. There’s so much more to the sacred miracle of life than literal, surface interpretations and we both know it. In that regard, we are kindred spirits beneath the skin. A sincere thank you for your good wishes for my speech.
Thank you, Jean! It would be wonderful if sometime after you deliver your speech, you would post a text version if there will be one.
That’s a great suggestion. They’ll be making an audio recording at the conference for people to buy, and I’m also having a video recording made. I’ll post it on my website as soon as possible, and maybe I’ll post a few segments of it on my blog as well!
Thank you, Jean! Would love to see the video!
Thanks, again, Jean. This is a difficult topic to deal with because none of us had perfect mothers. And for those who’ve had good mothers, many still have issues to work on in the perception of their mothers. Hope to see more written as well as you do on the topic.
Yes it is a difficult topic. Many writers make a distinction between the “Good Enough” mother and the one who really isn’t good enough because she’s so wounded herself that she is overly neglectful and critical of her children. My own mother was more than good enough, yet I’m still working on issues related to her. This is most definitely a topic about which we can all benefit from more self-knowledge.