Being Slowly Born

Being Slowly Born

A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born.-Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Knowing myself allows me to be more fully alive

Each day I am born a little more, I learn things about myself that I didn't know. Each day I am a little stronger-a little more able to tolerate the intensity of truth, of seeing what is, of the pain of full awareness. The more aware I am, the more born I am. My own history lives inside of me, sometimes in a dormant state. As I grow in inner strength, I grow in my ability to feel what is frozen, and bits and pieces of me come clear within the window of my inner sight. Each time a numb part of me is felt, a dead part of me comes alive and I am born a little. Each time I touch wordless pain and convert it to words, I grow in emotional literacy. Each time I use those words to reflect on myself and gain insight, I grow in emotional intelligence.