When the Way Out Is Through (guest post by MSI Press Author, Julia Aziz)
I think I'm done with "How are you?" as a casual way of greeting someone when we're passing by. It seems like that phrase should be reserved for when we are truly wanting to sit down and listen to one another. I've never figured out how to give an authentically brief answer, and what a loaded question these days! Some serious collective shadow work is being done by and through us now. When I say "shadow work," I mean facing the parts of ourselves we've disowned or pretended didn't exist, both on an individual level and a systemic one. My true essence, like yours, is love. Also, there are times I have been inconsiderate, pushy, dismissive, greedy, stubborn... all the painful things humans can be. These shadow parts need compassionate attention, for they come out in deadly ways when ignored or denied. When anger is safely raged, felt, and released, it can become empowerment, a...