Sometimes Transformation Is Simply Acceptance

Becoming Who You Already Are

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When we think about personal big “T” transformation, we think of something comprehensive and redefining. One minute, you’re one person, and the next, you’re someone significantly different. Your friends might still recognize you when you pass them on the street, but something major has shifted. The idea of transformation feels particularly seductive when one feels stuck in life, and for good reason.

Change is possible. There are all manner of transformational experiences to be had in this self-help world. I believe that transformation and conversion encounters of all types happen in people’s lives. I’ve seen them and experienced them in my faith, in my therapy, and men’s work and initiation.

When you’re in that place of profound and rapid change, it feels nothing short of a miracle. There is usually an element…