by wonderersheart | Apr 5, 2010 | Recovery |
Goldilocks found something just right on her third attempts, the porridge, the chair, the bed. For Goldilocks, and in general, it’s good practice to try, try again and not give up. My first two experiences with counselling were setbacks that served to make me...
by wonderersheart | Apr 3, 2010 | Recovery |
Baz rang me a week after our session to recommend another counsellor in his practice. I had asked him to recommend an alternative, I’m glad he followed through. I follow through myself and make an appointment. On the day I take a deep breath as I enter the...
by wonderersheart | Apr 1, 2010 | Life after loss, Recovery |
With some trepidation I turned up for my appointment for grief counselling. Our meeting didn’t go well from the outset. Baz had been counselling people in Mottsu’s workplace, since Mottsu’s death, he is familiar with the case. When we meet Baz gets...
by wonderersheart | Mar 22, 2010 | Recovery |
An email I received today from an executive coach was signed with a quote at the bottom: “Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, ‘This is the real...
by wonderersheart | Mar 21, 2010 | Grief and grieving, Recovery |
It was 21 May 2006, I was returning to Melbourne after the City to Casino run, flight QF1012 and sitting in 4C. I still have the boarding pass it has been preserved between the pages of the book I read on that flight. Joseph Campbell’s Pathways to Bliss:...
by wonderersheart | Mar 18, 2010 | Recovery |
I did the run, finished and crossed the line. The course has a slight downhill gradient for most of the way, fabulous. The feelings that crossed the line with me were extraordinary, I was exultant with achievement and enjoyment, and at the same time depleted by...
