It’s been a minute folks, a long minute. It’s been difficult staying consistent with my postings with school and beginning my teaching and supervision internship. Good news: I absolutely love what I’m doing. Yet, that is not what this post is about…
I visited my sister in Seattle and went to the Museum of Pop Culture. When I was there, surrounded by the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain, I was reminded of my love for music and all things culture. I think that when I go into school and therapy mode, everything else gets put on pause. Yet, everything in life is so intermingled that I feel like I was depriving myself of things that could have supported me.
Music is everything to me. It is my form of spirituality. It allows me to believe in things bigger than myself. It grounds and supports me in accomplishing what I want in life, in spite of any pain and suffering. It is my nirvana.
When I provide therapy to my clients, I strive to help them find their nirvana. Everyone experiences pain and suffering, and ending that pain and suffering is not what therapy is about. It is about learning how to be free of the constraints of that pain and suffering. We can’t stop it, so how do we live fully and beautifully with it?
What is your nirvana?