Only through the embracing of my shadow self will I become whole. There is nothing like sitting with extended family for a lengthy span of time to get my victim mentality juices running. It never seems to fail. As far back as I can remember, I have had these same internal feelings. I see/feel my little girl self, sitting on the living room floor coloring, as I listened to the Thanksgiving Day banter of my family as they gathered; the churning of the negative feelings of bl