When she sat on the sofa in the brightly lit living room, she looked around, and it seemed she was visually gathering. Then she settled in sharing, “I am so glad to be here. I just need to open up and I don’t very often.”
Her life had celebrations and disappointments, usually in relationships that she figured were a good thing. They had things in common, good listening, adventure, and optimistic in personality.
What they didn’t have was giving through really caring about her, knowing her. She felt like she was a character in a play that rarely got applause. Her style was to be nurturing through touch, not words.
Long story short, with grieving, talking, feeling, writing, and homework, she came to find what helped her to reveal.
She needed to walk, be in movement verses sitting with people she loved. She needed to move to feel. Most of her time together was out for meals or in cars or movies. Walking side by side, her words fell easier and she could reveal to them. What surprised her was her revealing ignited theirs. She became more spontaneous because she trusted she would be ok being out of control as long as she didn’t hang out with people who were punishers.
What do you want to reveal to yourself? What would you like to reveal to someone in your life?
Take good care,
Natalie
Natalie Caine M.A.
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