We may have chosen relationships, work, or careers that represented who we needed to be at one time or another in our life. We may experience shame or guilt now for what has malfunctioned.

We may even be shocked by the incompatibility of our work and our spirit, shocked by the apparent disparity between our ideals and the reality of our life. Those who divorced partners may be ashamed of this perceived failure. If your life was good and then things began to sour, you experienced a fall from grace. Though difficult, turning points such as this are opportunities to transform what appear to be mistakes, into authentic paths and visions.