The Guest House

沒有報讀EFT，只因擔心沒時間應付 N 的功課，要感謝同學轉寄過來的 notes
，還有我十分喜歡的這一段文字：

The Guest-House

This being human is a guest-house
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture.

Still, treat each guest honourably.
He may be clearing you
out for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

- Say I Am You poems of Rumi, translated by John Moyne and Coleman Barks Maypop 1994 -

Inner Strength

為做功課而看完這本 Virginia Axline 的 Dibs In Search of Self，很好，有一點得著。讓我明白到怎樣去了解孩子的心，原來接受孩子多一點，他們也會接受自己多一點，就算大人也一樣.... just accept who they are.

From V. Axline:

Believe that understanding will lead us to the threshold of more effective ways of helping the person to develop and utilize his capacities more constructively.

To avoid facing this reality factor would not help him. He needed to develop strength to cope with his world, but that strength had to come from within him.

Letting the client to develop strength or change from within oneself in order to achieve psychological independence. Incorrect affection may deter one’s ability and flexibility to explore his/her inner strength and resources.

調適

暑假全職媽媽的生活過去，正努力調適再上學上班的生活。這個學期有：

Wednesday: Play Therapy
Thursday: Practice Research in Human Service

還有250 practicum hours (120 direct clients contact, 60 supervision & 70 others)，這樣密集的課程，無怪乎同學說似讀 full time course 多過 part time course。

不計算practicum 要寫的 intake summary & session notes ，單計星期三和四那兩科，這學期要做 7張 paper, 9個 quiz 及 1個 video, 好不忙碌。