Who's in charge of you, You?
My third cancer blog and the last one I wrote while still an inpatient. I may have had two cycles of chemo left.
By this stage, I was drained of anger. I still had my days, but it was getting me nowhere. I was pushing myself to choose to accept the situation, but to keep the hope alive of future reunions and restarts.
This blog focused on the effect of the loss of personal autonomy and knowing I was not in control. I questioned are we ever really in control of our lives?
Waiting; An opportunity or a frustration?
Waiting can be an opportunity to satisfy the calm mind or a frustration by stopping the body from running the race.
How you view waiting depends on the patience of your personality.
If you are impatient by nature, having to wait is an invitation to learn to use the time in a way that satisfies your desire to be productive in an active way.
If you are patient by nature, waiting gives you that opportunity to recharge and let your mind ponder more interesting things.
Hope
Hope is perceived as being essential but also as elusive. The hope for a better future plays a large part in motivating us to work through difficylt situations. Some may also say that been driven to achieve by a hope unfounded in reality can result a destructive end.
Whatever your views on the helpfulness of hope we all strive to have hope.
Good Will Hunting
A discussion of how the film Good Will Hunting represents the work of counseeling. How does it effect your motivation to consider counselling for yourself?
Does Good Will Hunting present a positive or negative view of how counselling works?