Broken
/May you have the courage to be broken
Rumi says ‘the wound is the place where the light enters you.’
May you have the courage to see the light through the wound
Chinese Proverb says ‘the usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness’
May you have the courage to be empty.
Japanese repair the broken by filling it with gold. {kintsukuroi}
May you have the courage to polish your gold parts.
Chinese Proverb says ‘real gold does not fear the furnace.’
May you have the courage to face the furnace of life.
They say you stay the same age as when your trauma happened.
May you have the courage to face your trauma and age gracefully.
Many trauma survivors hold their breath and bodies tightly, bracing themselves for the next blow.
May you have the courage to breathe deeply.
A proverb says ‘the body heals with play, the mind with laughter and the spirit with joy.’
May you have the courage for play, laughter and joy!
They say a history of trauma will have you mistaking peace for boredom.
May you have the courage to enjoy peace.
About: Healing is a funny thing. Once I started, I wanted more. My husband recently walked into the room while I was emotional after a session with my doctor and said “Can you believe we pay for this shit!” I meet with her and the emotions flow out for a few days following, in a good way. The reality is, I’d pay for this all day, any day. The work we are doing now is painful as hell but will return to us many times over in the years to come. Healing, whether it be physical or emotional, is harder than the sickness itself but so worth it. Keep going!
