There
is almost nothing more difficult than to help an individual let go of
past hurt. Clients can go on for hours about the wrong that’s been
done to them.
Broken
arms.
Smashed
noses.
Betrayal
in all shapes and sizes.
Crushed
dreams and stolen hope.
These
things are like hooks through the jaw, like being shackled to the
wall. Progress seems almost impossible as long as the focus remains
in the past.
When
I begin to move a client toward contemplating a different course of
action, I often hear, “But you don’t know how awful it’s been.”
No,
no I don’t. But this I do know. I know that if you don’t begin to
think and do things in a different manner than you're thinking and
doing today, your tomorrow stands no chance of being any better than
your yesterday.
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