Maia,
On the record, or off the record, if you want to include this on your blog as my comment on our session today, fine.
It helps me so much when you share aspects of your family life, because I feel I’m not alone in the issues and life situations that I face, and I know you can understand me. I don’t feel so weird either. Thanks for being honest and open. It makes a difference to me.
Love,
Savina
December 9, 2009 | Tags: life cpoaching | trackback
Category: client posts after sessions
This past weekend I worked really hard with my brother on fixing our relationship. I’m 17 and my brother is 13 and for the longest time we haven’t gotten along. My family and I went on a vacation to Hong Kong this past week and I worked extremely hard on my relationship with my brother.
Over the years we both have said some pretty hurtful things to each other and it’s often been difficult for me to forgive him. But I’ve slowly realized that I’m not having trouble forgive him, I’m having trouble forgiving myself. All the things I dislike about him are merely projections of what I dislike about myself. For whatever reason over Hong Kong I began to forgive myself, and with an instant the foundation of my relationship with my brother has changed.
Sure were still going to fight every now and then, but now we actually have a solid foundation. It’s literally amazing at how quickly me brother and I were able to create a bond. This happened because I forgave myself. Now I don’t look at ways to bring my brother down but rather for the great quality’s that he possesses.