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Shrink Rap – Three Questions to the Rescue
This is Part Three, the final chapter (for now, anyway) that deals with a topic begun several weeks ago in this column: looking at the ways we abandon and rescue ourselves. How we let ourselves down, and how we regain the fortitude to pick ourselves back up.
I used as earlier examples a newly sober person experiencing great disappointment due to falling off the wagon. Or someone abandoning his or her personal principles in order to get ahead at work. Or when we suffer and grieve from shameful or remorseful behaviors with loved ones. Or how we simply give up on ourselves—our hopes and dreams, and live a life unfulfilled. We give up believing in ourselves.
In Part One, I suggested ways to get back on track, to run to our own rescue, through the use of meditation, prayer, conversations that teach us valuable lessons, ponderings, living as consciously as possible. Paying mindful attention to our needs. Taking a breath and taking stock. And when we cannot (yet) rescue from within, we can reach out to trusted friends and loved ones for help. Having a more »
