I am challenged
by humans
who won't let me close.
I understand that
and support their rights.
But I want to get close
so I can offer support
and anything they want.
The problem is toothache.
What do you think about
when you have toothache?
ANSWER;
toothache.
So .....
they don't want me close
because life is absorbed
by toothache.
I understand.
So ........ it is slow.
Part of the solution
to toothache
is allowing others to get close.
Isolation and toothache don't get on.
In time and with opportunity -
they will accept me.
Some.
Then I will build a relationship -
a climate of trust -
consistent -
reliable.
Then the toothache -
sometimes called;
homelessness
alcohol problems
drug addiction
insecurity
fear of failure
emotional deprivation
broken spirit
depression
hopelessness
andmoreandmoreandmore .....
I am not the answer to all/any of these ......
..... the issues of life,
it seems to me,
need to be addressed as part of a community ...
... learning from each other.
me too
me learning too
me giving too
I feel my role is facilitating these things to happen.
Structured experiences -
coz they just don't happen
on their own so easily.
Do you get what I am on about?
......... working with those
with the greatest needs,
takes some considerable time
and emotional resources ....
"Community is a safe place
precisely because
no one is attempting to heal
or convert you,
to fix you,
to change you.
Instead, the members
accept you as you are.
You are free to be you.
And being so free,
you are free to discard defenses,
masks,
disguises:
free to seek your own psychological
and spiritual health."
M. Scott Peck
hope you get part of it ..
.... I only get a part of it.
bhp
