Sacred Romance

Over four years ago, I was recommended the book The Sacred Romance. I read it at the time, but have little memory on how it affected me then. I have started reading it again and this time many of the things it discusses have much more meaning now. One of the early points in the book is what the authors call "the message of the arrows". This concept is the same as what Eldredge calls "the wound" in his Wild at Heart book. It brings with it the idea that throughout our lives, we are wounded by arrows, through the loss of people, through separation, through anything that brings intense pain. These wounds bring with them a message. The message shapes our outlook on life -- what we become and do. I mention this in passing, but I intend to go deeper into the implications of the arrows and the messages they contain in the near future. The self examination question for today is to ask yourself: what arrows in my life have I taken and what message(s) have they delivered to me?