How To Integrate The Self You’ve Neglected, The Shadow Self

LIFE OF EMERALD
4 min readJul 13, 2022

It’s easier to love than you think

Hi world,

Do you ever feel like a loser?
A big fat loser without a reasonable logic

Or do you feel like a winner?
A big fat winner in your life

Either way, it’s a state of mind. How about we think outside of the box for a moment? Outside of the box here we go
Night and day
Neither night nor day
Neither good nor bad
Neither loser nor winner

What if all of you are a dynamic version of the creator, creative players in motion. Sometimes you feel this or that. Sometimes the good or bad feeling depends on the context of which culture you subscribe to. The culture determines what is good or bad. Acceptable or unacceptable.

Why is it that we human society label either good or bad ‘behaviors’ like a cereal box and end up swimming alongside the construct of reality defined by . . . who again? Why again?

Sometimes I judge others’ anger and reflect, ‘Wow I have anger too’. Anger is an emotion, neither good nor bad. Why shove it away? Use it as constructive fuel.

Some society says ‘arrogant’ is a bad character trait and therefore when seeing arrogance, I automatically judge the arrogance.

Smiling the inner self,
‘Arrogance is in all of us
Why shall you judge my arrogance,
Yet you fail to see your arrogance?’

Hypocritical | Mysterious | Sadistic
We can be.

Tell me what you want me to be and I’ll be just the opposite
Yes, this is a Rebel speaking.

Rebel is tired of deciphering what is contextually correct or incorrect.
The juicy energy one spends abiding in such a construct makes one feel trapped in one’s soul. Trapped in the body.

Well, the Rebel says,
‘Hey Arrogance, how are you doing? How can we collaborate to navigate society so that we don’t get taken for granted or be judged inaccurately?’

Due to the weird conundrum of the man-made societal law, we often contradict ourselves, massive.

Rebel says,
‘Let’s rebel and simplify.
Just be yourself
Love yourself ruthlessly
Love others ruthlessly, who the cranking care?
Respect yourself
Go after what you want, the only caveat is that you are not in the way of others from achieving. With collaboration, radical self-acceptance, and love of life — we can transform the old notion of what is right or wrong.’

How may I implement this new paradigm?

  • Mind my business
    Embrace all of me
    Let go of emotions attached to the labels
    Reflect on my shadow aspect
    Seek to understand me and others
    Let love lead the way
    Discern each moment of reality with radical acceptance
    Improve virtue by what feels internally pure
    Have pure intention from the heart to do well

I am not a loser nor a winner
I am that, I am
I am whoever I choose to be in each moment
I am perfect as I am
I am an imperfect human, working progress toward evolution
I am beautiful by the fact that I exist
I am royal, integrating wholeness
I am loyal to my evolutionary process
I am that, I am
I am one with the creator

Beauty is the power of integration
Beauty is the power of your dark side
Beauty is the power of radical acceptance

Carl Jung and the Shadow: Integrating the Hidden Power of Your Dark Side
by Academy of Ideas.

About The Author

Spiritual teacher Kate Lee is the CEO of an impact-driven company LIFE OF EMERALD, a platform that helps corporate employees worldwide reduce stress by providing strategies on how to take care of the mind, body, and soul health via conscious media. She is born in Seoul, Korea to a royal family. King Sejong is her ancestor, the most beloved King of Korea. King Sejong the Great (7 May 1397–8 April 1450) is the fourth king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He also collaboratively created and promulgated the Korean alphabet Hangul, encouraged advancements in scientific technology, and instituted many other efforts to stabilize and improve prosperity. Ancestors on her mother’s side are the scholars of the Nobel class in the Silla dynasty (57 BC — 935 AD). She is here to bring peace to Earth by living artfully, mindfully, and harmoniously with the natural rhythm of the universe foremost grounded on love. Kate has 15 years of teaching experience including educating STEM college graduates sponsored by the South Korean government.

About LIFE OF EMERALD

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