Thank you for all of that. The need for vindication holds everything in a death spiral. Only in acknowledging the pain of the other can one begin to emerge into a different world. But you have to want to.
Eight months ago I found myself acting exactly as my parents did with me: freaking out with my four year son all the time about, really…
Thank you for all of that. The need for vindication holds everything in a death spiral. Only in acknowledging the pain of the other can one begin to emerge into a different world. But you have to want to.
Eight months ago I found myself acting exactly as my parents did with me: freaking out with my four year son all the time about, really, nothing. I couldn’t stop. Luckily I found a therapist doing Parts Work, which helped immediately. That form of therapy seems ridiculous at first blush, and yet…could it be that many Israelis and Palestinians are acting from the in acknowledged wounded parts of themselves, individually and collectively?
Some on this thread have deplored the 1960’s hippie “kumbaya” vibe they perceive but, hey, is all this bloodshed solving anything? I think not.
Thank you for all of that. The need for vindication holds everything in a death spiral. Only in acknowledging the pain of the other can one begin to emerge into a different world. But you have to want to.
Eight months ago I found myself acting exactly as my parents did with me: freaking out with my four year son all the time about, really, nothing. I couldn’t stop. Luckily I found a therapist doing Parts Work, which helped immediately. That form of therapy seems ridiculous at first blush, and yet…could it be that many Israelis and Palestinians are acting from the in acknowledged wounded parts of themselves, individually and collectively?
Some on this thread have deplored the 1960’s hippie “kumbaya” vibe they perceive but, hey, is all this bloodshed solving anything? I think not.
I will look for the Alan Lew book. Thanks again.
The important thing is you did stop. Thanks for your words of clarity. We can shift things through awareness, acceptance and action. ❤️
Thank you!
I checked out Alan Lew on Wikipedia. My type of person!!
It was amazing that I was able to stop repeating that multi-generational cycle. Awareness was a big part of it. And allowing love to replace fear.