Asked to describe my temperament in a word I would say fierce.
More intense and passionate in intent and motivation rather than vicious or violent though I do not always succeed.
I have always had a healthy respect for the value of things - real and symbolic - yours, mine and ours.
The challenge to succeed lies in my own clarity and balance.
Blindly passion has slid into ferocity or even fury.
Blessedly I have been driven beyond myself into strong powerful profound depths.
Plummeting in tight scary spirals. Soaring in wide exhilarating expansion.
I have resorted to giving up red meat for a decade which helpfully reduced aggression and defensiveness.
Then again it is all relative. Those that know me well see and acknowledge it. Yet I can still sting.
Acceptance of all of me - parts that work, counter parts, shadow partners - is a life long dance of give and take.
Win some. Lose some. Forever striving to thrive.
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