Konner Johnson - The Journey of Life

 In this final blog I thought I would use the structure of Campbell's myth and attach it to my own life and see what happens. The first step to any hero's journey is the call. For me I think this would come from maybe a camp a went to that talked about many different health fields. But I think I won't truly realize the call until significant time has passed. The second step is the helper. For me this is Jesus. As a Christian I think that Jesus brings me much help and without him the journey of my life would not exist. The crossing over the threshold for me right now would be the process of going to college but I believe that once I graduate the crossing of the threshold will change to the leaving of college. The trials that I have faced are pretty minuscule fortunately and I think that there are many more that will come later, particularly after I have left college. The final step of the journey is the crossing back over the threshold. I have no idea where this is in my own life. Maybe this will occur when I retire from whatever future job I have I am not sure. It is all a journey and we will have to see how it plays out.

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