As
a psychotherapist, teacher and writer, when I wrote
these words three years ago I was on alert for predicted
future disasters, earth changes, socio-political upheaval-maybe
even Armageddon. The clues of what was to come were
everywhere. 9-11 blew a hole in the American psyche.
Then boots hit the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq,
the horrific tsunami of 2004 killed hundreds of thousands,
Katrina devastation exposed America’s soft disaster-preparedness
underbelly Katrina
Reflections / Katrina
Journal…and polar bears faced extinction.
The election of a black US President was yet to come,
as was the near-collapse of Wall Street and the Haiti
earthquake. In my mind, there is now no longer an
if we are living in the last days of the Mayan Calendar
but a when and for whom life as we knew it will be
forever changed….and transformed into a new
earth and new heavens where love will rule the planet,
as the Sixties song promised…if we all do our
part.
For the past two years I lived in Upstate NY, close
to my family, eye on the horizon, toying with the
idea of retirement, living in the old paradigm belief
that the sunset years equate to grandchildren and
endless road trips. Not now. Not in Facebook/Twitter
reality with community no longer remote continents
away but waiting in my laptop, a heartbeat away. Not
in these times…however long they may be…however
much I have to give. So, I’m back…back
to Texas…back to my work, unloading my backpack
of therapeutic skills-Gestalt, Hypnosis, Psychodrama,
Dreamwork, Breathwork, Family Therapy, Addictions,
Trauma, EMDR.
In truth, moving back to Texas wasn’t much of
a decision. Clients found me on Facebook which I took
as a sign. A sign I was looking for. There is nothing
retiring about 2010…nothing retiring about the
decade before us. If we’re honest, we all feel
it. This planet is headed towards changes we still
can only just imagine.
If I’ve learned anything from the tumult of
this past decade it’s to stay loose in the saddle…to
listen to heart…trust in spirit…love what
is mine to love…and leave the rest to belief
in the perfect goodness of the universe. I believe
that we will all know what we know when we need to
know it…and then the next step will become clear.
Today most of my clients are either couples or individuals
with relationship issues. I had expected that these
economic times alone would make addictions and mood
disorders-depression and anxiety-the top priority
for clients seeking help from a therapist. But that’s
not it. It’s my relationship, my marriage, my
partner. In the bigger picture I think I understand.
The me generation is so over. We need each other.
In these uncertain times community has never been
more important.
I don’t know what we’ll name this era
in years to come or what acronym we’ll use to
describe our experiences. But I know who I’m
sharing it with…and I won’t forget your
faces…or who we each became in the process of
establishing a new world together. |
