Letting go....... Easy to say hard to accomplish if you are used to being in charge. Letting go.. Trusting in others to take care of you when taking care of yourself is a daunting task... Letting go... Sharing your emotions when you typically keep them to yourself... Letting go, and becoming yourself again.....
For someone that had has been in a position of control, independent, and kept their emotions in check..... Letting go is a challenge. It has been an interesting roller coaster watching dad learn struggle with the art of letting go... In physical therapy he has struggled letting himself trust in those around him to keep him up and straight... He wants to trust, but his mind/body is unsure of believing in others.... Sometimes an extra bit of encouragement from mom or me can help him move past this and let others in... Today I found myself stepping in when the physical therapist could not get through to him... He was fighting using his incredible muscle strength to hold himself up while the therapist was trying to have him let go and relax his body... The goal was to allow his body to bend (while sitting) to stretch his back, all the lying around has made his body stiff..... But he was resisting, afraid to bend and trust he would not fall forward..... But after a bit of a pep talk from me, that we were there and to trust us...that we would not let him down.... He let go and allowed himself to relax and bend.. The result was phenomenal, he relaxed his body and was able to bend..stretching a stiff back and learning to trust in others.... He and the therapist both were relieved and pleased....
Learning the art of letting go....
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