Fortunate Life

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...

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. My emotions used to feel like something I had to control. If I felt sad, I hid it. If I felt angry, I swallowed it. If I felt afraid, I pretended everything was fine. I thought that being strong meant staying calm and steady all the time. But Jung believed that emotions are messages from the unconscious. They show us what needs attention. They reveal what is happening inside us, even when our mind tries to deny it. When I started paying attention to my emotions instead of fighting them, they became easier to understand. Sadness began to show me where I needed comfort. Anger pointed to places where I felt hurt or unseen. Fear reminded me of the parts of my life where I still feel uncertain. I began to notice that emotions come in waves. They rise, they peak, ...

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 parts of myself that I do not show to people. Some moments of insecurity. Some old fears. Some quiet anger. Some softness that I protect. Jung called these hidden parts the shadow, not because they are bad, but because they stay in the dark when I do not want to face them. I used to think the shadow was something negative. Now, I see that it is simply the part of me that I have not accepted yet. It contains the emotions I push aside, the qualities I think I should not have, and the things I do not want people to see. When I ignore these parts, they do not disappear. They just stay hidden and sometimes show up in ways that confuse me. A sudden reaction. A feeling that seems too strong. A thought that surprises me. But when I sit with these parts, ev...

= 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 is a part of me that I am only beginning to understand. Jung called it the true inner self, the part that exists beneath all the roles, expectations, and stories I carry. It feels like a quiet center inside me, a place that watches, feels, and knows without needing to explain anything. Sometimes I catch small glimpses of this inner self. It appears in moments when I am honest with myself. It shows up when I admit what I really feel, or when I choose something because it is right for me, not because it is expected. There are days when I lose contact with this part of me. I get busy, distracted, or caught up in pleasing others. During those days, I notice that I feel more tired and more disconnected. But when I pause, breathe, and simply notice what is ...

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. Symbols have always felt mysterious to me, but also familiar. They show up in dreams, in moments of strong feeling, and even in everyday life. Jung believed that symbols are a language of the unconscious, ways that the deeper self communicates with us. I remember a dream where I was in a garden full of blooming flowers. I felt calm and happy, but I also noticed a single wilting flower in the corner. That flower stuck with me. Later, I realized it represented something I had been neglecting in myself, a small part of me that needed attention and care. Symbols can appear in everyday life too. A song, a color, or even an object can suddenly feel meaningful, as if it is pointing to something I need to see about myself. I am learning to pause and notice these litt...

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. Dreams have always fascinated me. Some fade the moment I wake up, while others stay with me all day. They are vivid, strange, and yet somehow meaningful. Jung believed that dreams are messages from the unconscious, small stories our deeper self uses to speak to us. When I was a child, I often dreamed that someone was chasing me. I would run as fast as I could, but I never knew who or what was behind me. Sometimes, I fell from high places and would wake up right before I reached the ground. Other times, I dreamed that I was flying. Those were my favorite ones. I could feel the air, the lightness, and the quiet freedom of being above everything. Back then, I never thought deeply about what those dreams meant. But now, I think they reflected what I was feeling i...

  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. After learning about my Shadow, I’ve started to notice how often I try to hide the parts of myself that feel “wrong.” The moments when I get impatient, insecure, or jealous — I used to push those feelings away quickly. I thought that being positive meant not having them at all. But now I’m beginning to see that those feelings aren’t enemies. They’re just signals. They show me what still hurts, what still needs understanding. The more I deny them, the louder they get. The more I listen, the quieter they become. Making peace with my Shadow doesn’t happen overnight. It’s not about becoming perfect. It’s about learning to say, “This is also me — and that’s okay.” When I do that, I notice a small shift inside — like I’m becoming a little more whole, a littl...