BLOG #25

December 2, 2009 burkleykatiezqbp

Our discussion on our overall understanding of archetypes and how the book Awakening the Heroes Within helped us made me realize how far I’ve come in this class. I remember taking the archetypes quiz online at the beginning of the semester and being a creator. So I really tried to understand what this meant by both looking at the shadow side and positive side of the creator. I felt it was very relevent to my life at the time. It was the beginning of the semester and I was going to be creating alot. But not only in the work sense was I creating, but also in finding myself. Each semester I feel like I have grown a little more. And it was interesting to see that when I took the test again inside the book the results were a little different. My dominant archetype was Lover. This was an interesting change.

Overall, I feel that archetypes are an important part of who we are. I never have learned about archetypes before this class. I like how in depth we looked into them. It helped me learn more about myself and how I am like others. It’s amazing to see the common archetypes among the class.

A song that reminded me of this rollercoaster of archetypes is “Stand” by Rascal Flatts:

You feel like a candle in a hurricane
Just like a picture with a broken frame
Alone and helpless, like you’ve lost your fight
But you’ll be alright, you’ll be alright

‘Cause when push comes to shove
You taste what you’re made of
You might bend ‘til you break
‘Cause it’s all you can take
On your knees you look up
Decide you’ve had enough
You get mad, you get strong
Wipe your hands, shake it off
Then you stand, then you stand

Life’s like a novel with the end ripped out
The edge of a canyon with only one way down
Take what you’re given before it’s gone
And start holdin’ on, keep holdin’ on

‘Cause when push comes to shove
You taste what you’re made of
You might bend ‘til you break
‘Cause it’s all you can take
On your knees you look up
Decide you’ve had enough
You get mad, you get strong
Wipe your hands, shake it off
Then you stand, then you stand

Every time you get up and get back in the race
One more small piece of you starts to fall into place – yeah

‘Cause when push comes to shove
You taste what you’re made of
You might bend ‘til you break
‘Cause it’s all you can take
On your knees you look up
Decide you’ve had enough
You get mad, you get strong
Wipe your hands, shake it off
Then you stand, then you stand

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