Helen Wood
My favorite magazine at age 11 was National Geographic. I was fascinated by ancient civilizations. I wanted to be in their heads and know what they were thinking. I considered myself an archeologist of the mind. It seems, in fact, that my whole life has been a quest for meaning and purpose. I am insatiably curious about the way individuals think and in awe of what every person is uniquely and Divinely endowed with mdash; magnificent inner gifts and hidden gems. Most importantly, I #39;m intrigued by each of our soul #39;s true purpose. As a young child, I didn #39;t exactly find many other kids who were interested in the things I was. Although I did manage to find a social group and a few special teachers who gave me a glimpse of what expanse awaited me in the world at large. It was when I went off to college that I discovered psychology and philosophy, immersing myself in research on the developmental emergence of consciousness in children. I thought I had found the Yellow Brick Road, and was on my way to OZ and the Emerald City. I felt I had found my true calling. Unfortunately, my father had other plans. It was the end of my junior year of college and I had announced my plans to obtain dual PhD #39;s in psychology and philosophy. My father, a physician, was displeased with this decision and estranged himself from me. A year later, to placate my father, (though I wasn #39;t consciously aware of this decision at the time) I somehow managed to convince myself that I wanted to go to medical school ...From:shootcutdeliverViews:0 0ratingsTime:09:48More inNonprofits Activism
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