A fifty-year-old client, J, related a great example of how to "flow
with the energy." She had gone back to Boulder, Colorado to visit
her brother, whom she had not seen for a long time. Their
relationship had not been good for years, but she thought it was time
to see him. She told me that she started getting signs that the weekend
might not be a good one. The first was that she lost a new jacket
at the Denver airport.
Things did not go well with her brother. He was
argumentative and abusive with her. After a day and a half of
putting up with his increasingly angry and violent remarks and
behavior, she decided to pack up her bag and leave his apartment.
She wasn't quite sure where she was or what to do. Dragging her
rolling luggage bag, she headed in the direction where she vaguely
remembered a pedestrian mall of shops and restaurants.
After about a mile, she reached the area, and went into the first shop
to ask if there were any hotels in the area. When the shop
assistant said that it was a busy week in Boulder and unlikely that
rooms would be vacant, J. broke down in tears. She told the young
women that she had had a fight with her brother, and didn't know where
to go or stay until she could fly home. Immediately, the two
women started searching around and found J the number of a youth hostel
near the University, which had an available room and was low-cost.
Relieved, J. decided to explore the area, and just wandering around,
found a metaphysical book store. She was warmly welcomed and they
offered to look after her luggage. Since there was a hair salon
next door, J. decided to get her hair trimmed. Later a cab driver
suggested a great restaurant. She also went salsa dancing, met
some new people there, and decided to stay on to complete her stay in
Boulder. The hostel was a great bargain, clean, quiet and
perfect, and she made some more new friends there. All in all, J.
had a fabulous time. She realized that she can have other
adventures like this (without the precipitating drama!!) One of the
issue we had been working on together was that she felt isolated here
and missed the days when she used to travel and socialize more.
For some reason, she had narrowed down her world and now realizes the
world is as open to her as it ever was in her youth.
When we open up and express ourselves and look for solutions, we are so often amazed by the response from the environment.
She just phoned to tell me that she got her jacket back from the lost and found department at the airport!
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