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
drugs
insecurity
failure
fear
trauma
shame
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
