Cherish your peculiar uniqueness
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
A conference speaker asked attendants to quickly cut paper and depict a personal role. I “origamied” an ark full of connected figures (representing my role providing places for people helping each other alleviate the impact of traumatic stress). For the rest of the weekend, people teased me about “outdoing” them on the project. Mine was the only 3D representation.
There will be times when people tease you. Keep your sense of humor and secretly cherish your own peculiar uniqueness. This is my flashback of good for today. Suzy Shepard
The aspen tree is a study in resilience. Thousand year old aspen roots survive forest fires and send up new trunks. When traumatic life experiences burn on the surface, remember the aspen. Your deep roots will survive and grow into a life not wasted - a life worth living. You will have flashbacks of good.
