I call it “splintering.” It’s when you are under so much stress, that some of the emotional issues that you have worked through, rise back into awareness. It’s those moments when an old pattern begins to show its challenging face again, long after you thought it resolved. Sometimes this happens and we can get discouraged, feeling as though we have not made any progress. But we have. It’s just the nature of our most stubborn stuff. We can work it through so effectively that we seldom see it under normal circumstances, but certain stresses or pressures can splinter our consciousness, and it rises up through the cracks. When this happens, do not punish yourself or make the mistake of thinking that you have not grown. Instead, focus on what you can do to step back from the stresses and bring yourself back into integration. Take action steps to bring your consciousness back into a cohesive form. If there is nothing you can do at the time, know that the issue will fade as soon as the strain subsides. This too will pass. And give yourself credit for how far you have come. The measure of transformation is not the complete eradication of our issues and patterns. The measure of transformation is how seldom they appear. - Jeff Brown