Wednesday, December 3, 2014

1207 WILL GROWS UP Part 1

2014
Our first thought's not always our best thought, which
Is why taking time out to think deep proves wise, time and again
Take this thought for example:
It's often said that opposites attract …

Though surface appearance suggests it's true that opposites attract
Insight into deeper truth suggests that
The opposite of that belief is also true in that couples tend to
Share traits, which prove less obvious until
Reason exists to penetrate deeper into our minds than that
Which may be seen on the surface of conscious awareness

In order to disassemble the limited belief
That we connect with opposites
It's necessary to gain insight into
The sum of our character traits, which
Comprise both sides of human nature; however
Here's why that's easier said than done:
It takes courage to dive beneath
The surface of conscious awareness, where
Less desirable traits
Hide in pockets of subconscious denial

As the emergence of character traits
Based in childhood's unprocessed fears and unhealed wounds
Are as likely to shock you as
Will's vulnerabilities and mine had shocked each of us
You may feel as surprised as we were to discover
Similar wounds and fears, which had escaped our detection until
After our marriage had sound reason to come undone ...

As none can envision fearful traits to which denial keeps us blind
Here's my main motivation for writing my story of family life:
Day after day, as you watch me challenge my subconscious to expose
Unidentified wounds and unprocessed insecurities, I offer you
A bird's eye view of the subtle ways that
Thoughts, laced with defensive insecurities undermine
The good health of heartfelt relationships for these reasons:
Commonly, we have no awareness of fighting for dominance
Commonly we have no awareness of freezing in place
Eventually, we have no clue as to why these relationships come undone

Since stories, examining my adoption of
Fearful traits, have already been written
(Twinkle Twinkle Little Star; First Kiss; Bully for Me)
It seems time to clue you in on details concerning
Will's childhood before your mindset closes the door to
Considering the validity of this possibility:
You, too, may be utterly unaware of the ways in which
Experiential situations, left unexamined, may be driving
Your decision-making process, today ...

While offering you insight into the development of
Our strengths and vulnerabilities
I hope to entice you to grow more aware of those times when
Subconscious fear coaches you and yours to fight, freeze or flee vs
Those times when intuition coaches your conscious minds to
Dive ever more courageously into self discovery so as to embrace
A more balanced view of changes that prove necessary if
Mutual respect and inner peace, craved by
People of both genders at all ages, are to be achieved, first with
Those we love and then
On a global scope as the future unfolds

I mean, seriously:
If people are people wherever we go and
If we've not yet figured out how to connect—
Openly, courageously, assertively, respectfully and
Compassionately—during times of conflict or crises with
Those we love then isn't it improbable to believe that
World leaders will have a clue as to how to
Brainstorm through conflict—in hopes of creating
Lasting peace—until the people of most nations have gained insight into
How often denial blinds everyone into deceiving ourselves?

If you agree that the success of future peace talks lies in the hands of
Children, whom we are raising, today, then
I hope you'll choose to stick close as we check out
The ways in which Will's childhood experiences influenced
The development of a young boy, who
Grew to become a teen, whose strengths and vulnerabilities
Proved to be every bit as varied and complex as my own ...

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