Welcome to our first blog posting! It is sometimes difficult to begin something, and I have been procrastinating writing this, even though it is just to be a short welcoming piece.
So I questioned myself as to why it was so difficult to commit myself to writing my first blog? Well, the answer is, this is my first blog!
As with doing anything for the first time, fears are always quick to rush into place.
“People are actually going to read this? As if!”; “What if I write badly?”; “what if I get negative feedback from people?”; “Do I really want people to read what I am thinking?” and on and on.
In order to meet a beginning, I also had to be able to let go. Letting go of the comfortable position of being anonymous. Letting go of my fears and insecurities that are there to keep me safe, like an anxious, over-protective parent.
Beginnings can only happen if we take that leap of faith, because there is no half way. Actions are always absolute, you either do it or nothing happens.
Every beginning is only possible with an ending, and we can only take that leap of faith if we are willing to acknowledge the pain and discomfort that comes with leaving behind something, whether big or small, then embracing our fears as we take flight, in order to begin…and just see what happens.
So, I will wait and see how it all goes. This will be a blog made up of many parts. I hope to get contributions from all of our psychotherapists, and even our clients if they are willing, of course ensuring their privacy. I hope this will give you a peek into the therapy experience, and also into the therapists’ thoughts, so you will know that we are all vulnerable human beings trying to live the best we can.
Thank you for being part of this beginning.
