Today I sat down to follow my mentor's advice and write down what I want out of therapy. Then I read the NieNie Dialogues "Hard Work" and that is exactly what I want to become. That is what I want. I just feel overwhelmed when trying to get there.
Sunday I had to teach and my sister in law was there. We talked about the Mormon Message, "Two Brother's Apart." How the older brother treated the younger brother horribly and the younger brother just wanted to be loved. Later we learn that the older brother was depressed and that through Christ he was able to make his greatest weakness his greatest strength and that now the brother's are best friends. My sister in law raised her hand and said, "I think that the reason the older brother was so mean to his younger brother was because he was in pain and so treated his brother poorly. I think that more often than not if someone is treating someone poorly that they themselves are hurting and if we can help that hurt they will be kinder."
This was a huge eyeopener to me. I have a child who is not being nice. To hear my sister in law's words opened my eyes to what my child is going through. That I need to address their pain and that will solve the pain that they are trying to put others through.
I also feel that my going to therapy will help our family. I know that I say things that I don't really mean and that it does hurt. I feel that we are all going around with hurt in our hearts and if I can improve myself it will only improve my family.
Sunday I had to teach and my sister in law was there. We talked about the Mormon Message, "Two Brother's Apart." How the older brother treated the younger brother horribly and the younger brother just wanted to be loved. Later we learn that the older brother was depressed and that through Christ he was able to make his greatest weakness his greatest strength and that now the brother's are best friends. My sister in law raised her hand and said, "I think that the reason the older brother was so mean to his younger brother was because he was in pain and so treated his brother poorly. I think that more often than not if someone is treating someone poorly that they themselves are hurting and if we can help that hurt they will be kinder."
This was a huge eyeopener to me. I have a child who is not being nice. To hear my sister in law's words opened my eyes to what my child is going through. That I need to address their pain and that will solve the pain that they are trying to put others through.
I also feel that my going to therapy will help our family. I know that I say things that I don't really mean and that it does hurt. I feel that we are all going around with hurt in our hearts and if I can improve myself it will only improve my family.
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