I phoned an airline. And wouldn’t you know, the job where so much self-misery was manufactured had also earned me enough miles for a free flight to India.
From the perspective of Jungian psychology, emptiness facilitates the emergence into consciousness, into our lives, of ever deeper layers of the psyche’s innate wholeness.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a spouse, significant other, client, customer, stranger, or yourself… having the courage to step into the moment with genuine vulnerability and love will diffuse and turn around almost any situation. The trick is that it has to be real, full-on, and deeply authentic.