Yesterday I posted a quote on my Fb page from Marion Woodman, who died just a couple of days ago at the age of almost 90. She was a Canadian author, poet and psycologist. She spent her life and career studying the work of Carl Jung and exploring the connections between body, soul and the unconscious mind. She was a spiritual influencer and has contributed and inspired the femimin movement round the world.
She was only 17 when she started exploring what became her life long career.
Like her, my curiosity about myself and life itself, have made me take steps towards where I am today. I knew early that I wanted to work with people and I think deep in me I wanted to be at service to others. I’ve been a nurse for almost 30 years, working mostly in the field of cardiology and palliative care with different diagnosis’s. During the years of working with somatic illnesses my interest have moved more and more to the phycology of things, the inner, the soul..
By looking deep into who am I, I came across many believs about myself that didn’t feel true at all. Realizing that the conditioned me was a product of other peoples believes, including society…
All this to say, I honor the ones that came before me, my parents, my ancestors and many many more, like Marion Woodman, who managed to make a difference. And it all started with a little bit of curiosity…about something…