My business, my art, this website and a good
part of my life centers primarily around being a survivor of trauma,
and loving many other survivors.
Here are some thoughts about that.
A survivor of trauma is anyone who has survived extreme situations
such as Katrina, the Iraq or Vietnam "wars", incest and other childhood situations of neglect, physical and mental
abuse, rape, domestic violence, and more.
Being a survivor implies that a person is
attempting to live a somewhat "normal" life, despite the trauma. For many this means simply denying or forgetting about
it until some time later in life when dealing with past core issues come to the forefront, and there
is enough safety and support to do the hard work of active, conscious healing. For others, unfortunatley, is it
just "getting by". Either way, it is a step beyond being or assuming the role of, a victim. it may even grow into
the self-worth of a THRIVER, another step away from victim
and into the full freedom of BEING
which all people
(all life)
deserve to realize.
We are all born innocent and free, utterly in touch
with our need to be loved, and our capacity TO love. Bottom line, healing from trauma can bring us back to ourselves
this far -- to the deepest truths about life as a whole which are innate and natrual to us in simply being born.
It may not be easy. It probably
is attrociously hard at times, this path of healing old hurts. Tansforming the "things" which have hurt us so
much, into energies for life and creative living --
-- this is not a simple nor an easy task or journey.
It can be debilitating for many of us, for some period of time. It can result
in what society recognizes as "disabilities". It can also be the source of return ----
---- Once we accept our truth, no
matter what it is, we are free to return to our true SELF.
And from there, we can choose to be a healer. We can live a life of inviting
others into their own fullness. We can bring our own shining light into all the darker spaces of existence, and let
truth bring them together.
These are things I believe, and things I choose.
