Healing
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‘Grow a backbone will you Bromley, and stop running away’ These were the words that spoke to me, this time when I watched the quite astounding film PRIDE for the umpteenth time a few weeks ago. Brave. ‘You are being brave’. Never do this words mean so much more when you are growing the proverbial…
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Sorry, for being late Sorry for not being early Sorry for not asking Sorry for asking Sorry for not being good enough for you Sorry that I didnt did everything you expected me to Sorry that Im not smiling today Sorry for being too sensitive, when I dare stand up to you Sorry seemed to…
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Its easier to say….’I know’ I know that Its easier to say … ‘I think’ I think that Its easier to say …’I am…’ I am annoyed Its easier to say ..’I cant..’ I cant do this anymore Its harder to say ‘I feel..’ As I I feel sad, I feel happy, I feel good……
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However hard it is at times, to respond and cope, the key thing that ive discovered is that is helpful to know. When you just know. When its more than panic more than a feeling. More that knowing that it feels wrong. When your mind says this is wrong. When you can try and say…
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I’ve only had the first session of therapy. But already I’m glad. Maybe therapy can feel like running a marathon, the hardest part is getting to the starting line. Wondering what it will be like Wondering what to say Wondering if what you have to say is going to be heard Wondering if anything you…
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Deep down what are the rules that shape the way you act, the way you feel, the way you think about yourself, the way you think about others? Give yourself a minute or two Which of them might be the rules that you were ‘given’ through your childhood? Maybe from a faith group?, from…
James Ballantyne 