"Wherever you go, there you are." ~Jon Kabat-Zinn
I always go to nature when I need a calm place. Trees, water, wildlife... I can spend hours outside or gazing out at it. The beauty of nature is its simple complexity. Looking at nature from the outside it appears simple. When you step inside of it, and witness how everything is interconnected, then it appears complex.
I see life the same way. On the surface life can seem simple, but once you are in it, there are complex experiences, feelings, thoughts, and connections. Life experiences are connected to each other and together they make us who we are.
My vision of life is a path in the woods. We walk along it, sometimes knowing where we are going and other times not sure. There are moments we decide to venture off the known path, to see where others have not explored. Sometimes we venture off to escape commonality and reality, other times we want to challenge ourselves and go into the unknown. When we need a sense of comfort and safety, we get back on the path. Unless that path is not a safe place for us, then we keep venturing on a new path or forge a new one.
Along these paths we find interesting things. Some of these things we seek out, other times things just fall onto the path. We decide what items we pick up, and what items we walk past. The items we pick up, we then decide how long we carry them. Not all things are meant to be picked up, nor are all things meant to be carried with us our whole life.
If you are ready to explore new paths, make new paths or set some things down on your path...I am ready to help you explore and reduce the weight you are carrying. The journey may be difficult, but the destination will be worth it!
~Lisa
MS, NCC, LMHCA