9 Ways to Move Into the Depths, Part 3
When it comes to finding personal growth, the past and the future are two very useful reference points, but we can never forget a third and indispensable element: the work we have to do from *within*.
Our past reveals to us our past traumas, our former mistakes, our outdated ways of thinking. Our future can reflect our anxieties and our fears of the unknown. But what about the place that lives inside of us right now?
The place within is a destination most people in the 21st century don’t always want to touch or visit. It’s easier to doom scroll or binge watch Netflix than to go into your depths to face the beings that haunt you.
The place within is a place of potential growth, but it’s scary to enter, because it’s a place where we have to be accountable for our actions. It’s a place where we have also challenge our assumptions about the world and the reality we live in. And most importantly, the place within is a place where we can ask ourselves, “Who really am I as my true self, separate from the cultural and childhood expectations that surround me?”
This process involves being able to look at the darkest parts of our psyche. It’s not about aiming for happiness or aspiring for happy endings to our stories. It’s about being frank about who we really are, and integrating all parts of ourselves into a single self who is kinder to us than our separate parts can be.
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