Posted by kath on January 15, 2003, at 18:32:22
In reply to tree, rock, ducks, POES » kath, posted by rayww on January 12, 2003, at 18:41:30
I am VERY interesting in the POES idea & will try it for sure.
The things you mention sound wonderful. Nature is a wonderful healer. I've hugged a tree, but guess what? - I love the idea of hugging the tree with a person in mind. My Dad is dead & I miss him muchly - what a great idea!
You sound really nifty!!!!!!!
:-) Kath
> The other thing, would be to go somewhere alone - like a forest, or somewhere & choose a tree to be her & talk, yell at her; whatever.
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> > hugs, Kath
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> Kath, the letter is such a good idea, and so is the forest. Have you ever actually hugged a tree the size your dad, as though it was your dad? Have you ever driven out into nature until you found a secluded slough and sat beside a big rock until the music of the ducks and mud hens brought you peace, then quacked like a duck and watched them respond to you? Hugged the rock, thanked nature for being there for you when no one else was? Heres another one, written a dialogue to POES (Person Offering Emotional Support)where you ask a question, or state a concern, and then write your imagined response from POES. No one I have ever described this to has actually understood it, but it honestly works, because deep inside, once we allow them to surface, are the real answers. POES can help them surface. Does anyone on this forum understand this? If so, "YES" I am in the right place!!! and so are you :-)
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