Time Heals

Really? Does time heal all wounds? According to Carl Jung, one of the most prominent psychoanalysts of all times, the process of individuation does takes time. Jung explains the process of individuation to be a process that crops up in mid-life, when individuals reach their prime. However, they often find themselves facing some unforeseen problem. Often the problem takes the form of a crisis: job failure, illness, divorce, or financial loss. Sometimes the problem takes the form of a loss of meaning in their life, loss of religious beliefs, loss of self, or a overall sense of unhappiness and discontent in life. Sometimes it presents itself as a deep need to redirect one's life.
Redirecting oneself.....
The process is truly about giving birth to one's true self. It seems that we come into this life completely perfect, with all of our emotions intact. The first half of our life is learning how to deal with our emotions, as we navigate our way through life. We learn how to shield ourselves with layers and layers of protective habits or defenses. Sometimes the layers that we put around ourselves do such a good job, that we often forget who we really are. The second half of life is about breaking down the layers that we created in the first half of life so that we can reconnect with our true selves. It is a process of making ourselves more vulnerable, as our true self is revealed and that is scary. It is especially scary after being held in the safe, comfy place of our protective psyche. The process of journeying inward to our truest self is the most precious, however and most rewarding.