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Friday, September 7, 2018

Knocking at the Door

Have you ever been afraid to knock on someone’s door?

Were they angry with you, and you came to make amends?

Were you coming to apologize?

What if you were blasted at that moment?

The very moment you were trying to be most sensitive and reach out someone hit you with the red hot lava of boiling anger.

Shakespeare tells this story of a newlywed husband Othello, who in a rage murders his bride, thinking her unfaithful.  He was wrong, and no amount of remorse can bring her back to him.

The scarring of such behavior kills both parties to a relationship and Othello takes his own life.

When you knock on a door, you take your chances.

Your higher mind stands behind the door to your consciousness.  He too may be angry.  Carl Jung found frightening monsters to slay or befriend behind his door.

The famed psychiatrist wrote it all down and had the courage to face his inner demons,

What do you have locked behind your door ?

Who are you really?

Dare you find out?