“I want to be a good one,” he said, and then he looked really serious. “Val, I don’t want to be a dad like my dad was to me and my mum. I’m not going to be like that, am I?”
Hello Fiona, thank you for this, and your other carefully crafted pieces. Yes please to more, if you would like to continue sharing. I don't always read them straight away, but knowing they are there to read when I have time is nourishing, in every sense of the word. Thank you again!
Hello Dr. Peacock! If I may briefly respond to this month's posting. I have thoroughly enjoyed every posting, each leaving me immersed in a flood of questions to explore and ponder upon, both as a professional and parent.
This month's entry got me thinking about how we heal and also get hurt through our relationships. Whether the relationship is organized such as in a therapeutic setting or a family dynamic, relationships are the medium through which life happens.
I think the impact of a relationship is far reaching, often beyond what we perceive as the beginning and end of a relationship. A relationship can end while the hurt continues. So I wonder, does the healing also go on beyond the allotted sessions? As a parent to two school aged children, I find myself wondering and hoping that perhaps the moments of learning, of healing, of connection will carry on and carry them beyond my reach, beyond the struggles I can foresee. I wonder, I hope, I go with the flow...
How far reaching is the work, the connection, the healing? How far reaching are the "seeds of healing"? So please do continue, whether it is in this form or another, the work, the message is far reaching. Thank you!
Hello Fiona, thank you for this, and your other carefully crafted pieces. Yes please to more, if you would like to continue sharing. I don't always read them straight away, but knowing they are there to read when I have time is nourishing, in every sense of the word. Thank you again!
With best wishes,
Lois
Hello Dr. Peacock! If I may briefly respond to this month's posting. I have thoroughly enjoyed every posting, each leaving me immersed in a flood of questions to explore and ponder upon, both as a professional and parent.
This month's entry got me thinking about how we heal and also get hurt through our relationships. Whether the relationship is organized such as in a therapeutic setting or a family dynamic, relationships are the medium through which life happens.
I think the impact of a relationship is far reaching, often beyond what we perceive as the beginning and end of a relationship. A relationship can end while the hurt continues. So I wonder, does the healing also go on beyond the allotted sessions? As a parent to two school aged children, I find myself wondering and hoping that perhaps the moments of learning, of healing, of connection will carry on and carry them beyond my reach, beyond the struggles I can foresee. I wonder, I hope, I go with the flow...
How far reaching is the work, the connection, the healing? How far reaching are the "seeds of healing"? So please do continue, whether it is in this form or another, the work, the message is far reaching. Thank you!
Beautifully explained. Please continue writing to help us lead an Armada for change.