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Its all about making choices
Would you choose to make a mistake, or do something right?
Would you choose to feel afraid and lonely, or be calm and serene?
Would you choose to suspect the motives of other people and expect the worst from them, or trust others and give them the chance to do the best they can?
Would you choose to be who you know you are deep inside,
or a mask showing the world what you think they want to see?
At WellSpring Therapy, LLC we believe you have these choices.
The power of your uniqueness
But we also know that mistakes, fear, loneliness, anger, guessing at what other people think and feel, and wondering who we really are deep inside are essential to being aware of your life, to being a fully functional human being just as much as successes, peace of mind, trust, love, confidence, and the sense of belonging in the world as the unique person you in fact are.
Our goal is to work with you to help you recognize your opportunity for making choices that work well for you, the people you care about, and the other people you meet choices that are you choices you have the power to make.
Being real is your option not being perfect
Our problem as human beings is not about being perfect none of us will ever be perfect, regardless of how hard we try. We have to learn to trust who we really are and learn to make good choices about what we think, what we feel, how we act, and who we bring close to us.
The hardest job is to let your life be easy
The solution to this problem is at once difficult and easy difficult because some of our experience may have threatened our need for safety (physical or emotional) or our sense:
- We can lose trust in specific people or others in general, or worse, we can lose trust in ourselves.
- We can turn away and withdraw from the world via depression or psychosis.
- We can hide from the world in fear overwhelmed by anxiety and panic.
- We can show only a mask to the world, an invented self that seems safe and powerful (even if it is shallow, rigid, and false).
- We can try to control the world through focus and magic rituals of washing away imagined filth and germs, of rechecking locks, lights, and ovens, of keeping everything in a well-defined order, or of counting things to stay on track.
The easy solution is to remember that you either use power or give it away. When you give away, you lose your sense of control. The secret is that you can reclaim your power at any moment, regain control over yourself and the choices you make.
The world will go along with you or contend with you, but if you control your own choices, you have a better chance of finding a way in the world than you would by reacting from fear and self-loathing.
WellSpring Therapy can help you
We all have work to do to make our lives easier. Smart therapists have their own therapists. WellSpring Therapy can help you find an easier way through the world by working with someone who listens carefully, who cares about you, your thoughts and feelings, and who can help you learn ways of taking back your power and exploring your life as it unfolds in the present.
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