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30/03/12

The therapy tree

In therapy lately, I've been using the metaphor of a tree that will best flourish if we take good care of it.  We need to plant the tree well, where the roots can extend with freedom and strength. We need to provide it with the nutrition and sunshine it needs, and trim it so it will flourish and provide shade, rather than grow like Jack's beanstalk towards the sky. I have a camphor tree in my backyard that I did not shape, and it is now very unwieldy. Had I taken better care of it after planting it 30 years ago, it could now be a very beautiful tree with expansive lower branches.  I am sure the birds high in the sky are enjoying it, but I regret that I failed to realise earlier that it needed my attention. We all need to take good care of ourselves so we can grow into the best people we can be.  Self-discipline, mindfulness and having a purpose help us to grow in a direction that provides us with love and self-acceptance.  Hopefully, our parents do their best to support us when we are children, and then we continue the work, making decisions about how we nourish ourselves, what we are doing and where we are heading.  Sometimes a therapist will help us to make decisions about the way we care for ourselves so we can live a more happy, healthy and balanced life.  Take good care and be mindful about how you choose to shape yourself.
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