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From: Ellen-Marie Silverman
Date: 13 Oct 2010
Time: 07:54:31 -0500
Remote Name: 205.188.116.145
As I mentioned in the paper, Barbara, I, too, have spent much of my life grappling with the essential question, "Who Am I?" What I have learned is that having a sense of who we are helps us live a less chaotic, more purposeful life. /// I wrote this paper to highlight the role personal contruct plays in desired change, since, as Einstein suggested, we live what we believe. Knowing what we believe affects our ability to provide satisfying clinical service --- service that has the potential of truly helping others be all they can and want to be --- and the possibiity of participating well in a clinical relationship. And knowing that who we are is, in part a construct, then we can help generate one useful to ourselves and others. /// Personal time, perhaps as little as 10 minutes/day, I have found, is essential to having a sense of success in what, inevitably, is the ongoing process of self-discovery. Perhaps, some, like St. Paul, for instance, who was transformed from Saul of Tarsus into Paul in a blinding instant, do not require daily solitude to journal, meditate, pray, walk, write, paint, etc. But many seem to. Best wishes on your journey.