Fortunate Life

  Today I sat quietly and thought about responsibility. Not the kind that involves work, deadlines, or obligations to others, but the deeper kind. The responsibility I have for my own inner world. My thoughts. My emotions. My reactions. My peace. It is easy to blame circumstances when I feel unsettled. A message. A tone. A delay. Someone’s behavior. I catch myself thinking, If this did not happen, I would be fine. But Stoicism gently reminds me that while I cannot control what happens outside of me, I am always responsible for what happens inside me. This realization feels both heavy and freeing. Heavy, because it means I can no longer point outward when I am unhappy. Freeing, because it means my peace is not at the mercy of other people’s actions. Today, something small triggered an emotional response in me. Nothing serious. Just a familiar feeling of being overlooked. I noticed the reaction forming before it fully took shape. The thoughts started quietly. Maybe I am not impor...

This post is part of my 30 day journey reflecting on Carl Jung’s teachings and how they unfold in my own life. Each day, I explore a different aspect of the psyche, inner growth, and self discovery through personal reflection.

This post is part of my 30 day journey reflecting on Carl Jung’s teachings and how they unfold in my own life. Each day, I explore a different aspect of the psyche, inner growth, and self discovery through personal reflection. There are moments when something small affects me more than I expect. A comment. A tone of voice. A memory that appears out of nowhere. These moments used to confuse me. I would ask myself why I reacted so strongly, or why a situation touched me so deeply. Jung believed that triggers reveal parts of ourselves that still need healing. They are not random. They are reminders from the unconscious, gently pointing to old wounds or unresolved emotions. When something triggers me, I notice that the feeling is not only about the present moment. It often connects to something older. A time when I felt ignored. A moment when I felt unimportant. A situation where I felt powerless or misunderstood. Understanding this helped me stop judging my reactions. Instead of thin...