A bit more undertow

disruption without resistance

Undercurrents and undertows are a lot like what Jung called our ‘shadows’. They are aspects of ourselves that are there, part of us, largely unseen, very powerful and frequently misunderstood.

These could be thoughts, behaviours or things that merely move us in ways we don’t like.

Much of the time, people want to eliminate these aspects of themselves from their lives.

There are a good many people who can’t enjoy the beach because they’re afraid of being pulled out to sea by the undertow.

The mere threat of encountering these fearful currents is enough to keep a lot of people out of the water.

And we don't want anything to do with these undercurrents because we perceive them as a threat. They are a threat. They threaten our relationships. They threaten us with experiences we don’t want to ‘enjoy’ again because they aren’t that much fun. 

With more knowledge of how they work, when we can pinpoint how our undercurrents move us, do we remove the threat?  Think you have a shady thing that you do…