Even though we may be aware of the risks of facing our hidden selves, simply knowing the dangers that lurk in the shadows has not been enough to enable us to peer into the darkness. Even during those times when we feel strong and save enough to pursue finding out more about ourselves, we become confused and isolated. So, often we avoid risk by clinging to the limited, unexamined consciousness that accompanies our everyday experiences.
Sometimes our loneliness feels more bearable because of the support and instruction we receive from reading other people’s tales of encountering what they see as negative in their hidden selves. Together we may yet learn to open our eyes more willingly to the expanded personal consciousness that makes accepting ourselves a real possibility.
Everyone has dreams of triumph and fantasies of humiliation.