Does the mellow start to this morning mean I chose the right tools for the "Decompression Phase?" Ah-h-h-h, the mysteries of coping with moving stresses...

Again, "Courage to Change" provided a good chew for that particular whatever. Again, I have permitted myself the edits which make it pertinent to my current day.



"The process of recovery has been likened to peeling an onion. We peel away a layer at a time, often shedding a few tears as we do.

But recovery always makes me think of the bark of a birch tree. The birch's bark is necessary for protection, yet as the tree grows, the bark peels away gradually of its own accord. If it is removed prematurely --by a deer scraping his antlers or a porcupine searching for food-- the tree is wounded and becomes vulnerable to infection, fungus and insects.

Like the birch tree, I can be wounded if I am prematurely stripped of my defenses. Most of us have spent a significant amount of time trying to cope with these wounds from the past rather than growing and changing. But I can find the courage to grow at my own pace. As i do, I find some of my defenses and ideas too tight, to limiting. And so I slough them off, just as the birch releases its old skin. They are no longer needed.

Today's Reminder"
I have an innate ability to heal and to grow. I don't need to force myself to change. All I have to do is show up and be willing. When I am ready, the changes will come easily."

Thank you for letting me ramble and share.