January Reflections

“One year of unfolding Self is worth more than 50 years of conventional living.”
Don Jones from Wisdom for the Journey.

I love this way of looking at Self-development as an “unfolding,” a gradual, intentional opening, healing and growing of a Self, one layer at a time until more is revealed. What a wonderful way to begin my new year. No resolutions or promises to break and fall, just an intention to explore and seek a deeper understanding of some essential questions like Who am I?, Why do I do what do?, What do I need to be whole and happy?, What are my gifts, and How can I can contribute to the relationships in my life?

A great book I came across this last year to support my own “unfolding” is Believing in Myself: Daily Meditations for Healing and Building Self-Esteem. There is an emphasis on Recovery and each day contains a little nugget which is very useful whether recovering from an addiction or just the toughness of the lives we are living. This book is written by Ernie Larson and his sister Carol Hegarty, both renowned authors who write about recovery and healing.

My intention this year is to explore more of what unfolding means for me and I hope to share some of that with you. Bless you and your New Year intentions and plans.

Gratefully Unfolding My Self,
Stephan