It was a 5-year-old who taught me that, ‘What you resist persists’.
At my summer ringette school many years ago, we tried to take her rollerblading with
her group, but none of the rollerblades fit her. Her lip started to quiver when she
realized she wouldn’t be able to go.
About this time, her mother showed up with another baby in her arms. Her mother was
clearly tired; when she saw her little girl crying, she became impatient. “Lyndsay, stop
crying,” she said in exasperation. Of course, Lyndsay’s crying turned into hysterical
sobs.
The mother lost her patience completely. “If you keep this up, I’m going to take you
home and not bring you back tomorrow.” The little girl sat down and paused. After a
few moments, she looked up at her mother and said, “I just want to cry a little.”
She was only five, but she got it. The crying IS the healing.
I’m going to lead you through a simple exercise you can use to nurture yourself through
rejection, sadness, and love pain when it arises.
At my summer ringette school many years ago, we tried to take her rollerblading with
her group, but none of the rollerblades fit her. Her lip started to quiver when she
realized she wouldn’t be able to go.
About this time, her mother showed up with another baby in her arms. Her mother was
clearly tired; when she saw her little girl crying, she became impatient. “Lyndsay, stop
crying,” she said in exasperation. Of course, Lyndsay’s crying turned into hysterical
sobs.
The mother lost her patience completely. “If you keep this up, I’m going to take you
home and not bring you back tomorrow.” The little girl sat down and paused. After a
few moments, she looked up at her mother and said, “I just want to cry a little.”
She was only five, but she got it. The crying IS the healing.
I’m going to lead you through a simple exercise you can use to nurture yourself through
rejection, sadness, and love pain when it arises.