How Life Works

The events that have surpassed in How Yoga Works parallel recent events in my life. For the protection of this person (my Captain), I'm about to be very vague. Sorry (I'm not sorry), Interwebs. Someone has recently entered my life who needs a lot of help. This sounds pretty harsh now that I've written it, but it's true. We all need help at some point, some in a larger quantity than others, and some more frequently. 

I want to help people. I plan to go to graduate school to get a degree in counseling. I'm terrified, and I feel under qualified, but God is showing me just how qualified I am in a practical way. When the main character said, "...it occured to me that events had thrust me to the very place I had always said I wanted to go: to an opportunity where I could help others heal themselves..." I realized that she succinctly and eloquently verbalized where I am in life. 

My Captain, the person I've been helping (and at times encouraging her/him to get help from those more qualified than me), continues to show me how I've grown. I have learned a lot in the psychology classes I've taken and the positions I've held that require exercising my interpersonal skills. In the time that I've known My Captain, I have used quite a bit from my stores of knowledge. I have also been humbled by reminders that I don't know everything, and I am not omnipotent. (Thank goodness). Like Roach's protagonist, I find myself laughing on the inside as My Captain will express concern which I expressed with others older than me. I've listened to her/him complain, worry, and even get excited about things which once stressed and eustressed(?) me. This situation/friendship/mentorship makes me thankful for every challenging thing I've endured. It would be hard to say, "it's going to be okay" without really knowing that truth. Sometimes it's hard to stay patient and encouraging, but doing so gets easier when I remind myself that I come from the same place.