Opus Day 21: Acknowledge Your Shadow Qualities

[Barque]

"Depth of character comes from admitting to yourself your complexity. If you are ambitious in your field of work, you can acknowledge this quality to yourself and those close to you. Shallowness can taint people’s lives when they try to create a persona that hides their intentions and emotions. There is always a shadow side to work -- money, sexuality, insensitivity, a need to dominate. When a person acknowledges these qualities, they are less destructive than if they are hidden, and they darken and deepen the face we show the world.

A deeper perspective on life may also come from appreciating the mysteries that surround you. Love, anger, competition, greed - these are emotions that come and go in all of us to some degree, and they are mysterious.

Today’s Work: What do the qualities, which you hide from others and yourself, want from you? Talk with a trusted friend or write in your journal, about their influence.

Share your responses with Barque readers, by replying to this discussion.

[candace morris]

i love that moore constantly reminds me that the soul's demands, almost above all, is authenticity. knowing who you are carries such import in the wake of this reality - and then bravely bringing this self to your community and to awareness, this is the courageous act of intimacy.