ABSTRACT
Have you ever had the experience of someone saying to you, “At some point in my life, I finally discovered who I was and what I really wanted to become?” This has always struck me as somewhat odd or humorous, and my initial reaction in terms of my internal voice has been, “Well whom did you live with all of those years?” Apparently, this person was a stranger to himself until he discovered himself. Then we meet people who are described as being comfortable with themselves. Again, I have this image in my head of me liking Bruce because he’s Bruce, and I am comfortable with Bruce. The interesting thought here is that our self is not a static quality, but rather an emerging quality that provides the foundation for reflection and further discovery and growth of…you got it, the self. Taking this to extremes, if you think you have totally found yourself, you are probably really, really lost!
