The Old Tin Shed

Hi all, warning this may end up long.   Then again that seems to be theme with me of late.  I was trolling through my past posts and noticed with great pride that my most popular posts were about my struggle with mental illness.   It seems that others have been reading and in the end that is exactly why I bear my soul here. http://theoldtinshed.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/to-see-into-darkness.html  Above is one of my favorite posts and, has been read a lot by others.  Some of the themes in there I wanted to elaborate on today.  You see the darkness I talk about is not a quantitative thing.  To others it would be a nice place.  But to me its a place that scares me, where the insecurities and evil intent live. Its never a nice place to go or to see.  I have stared at myself in the mirror and what I saw churning beneath the blue eyes really scares me.  If I let it run, if I gave in the fight the outcome for me would not be goo...

Yeah well im down in Brisbane again for school, and after a very frustrating 10 weeks all in our class finally got clarification on what we were supposed to be learning.  In all again a worthwhile trip but the financial cost is becoming significant thank god im not back her for another 2 months. I have been very introspective this evening, about me and my place in the world.  But more importantly how by doing this study that I become something far more than just me.  The power of counselling and of any psychological science is to enable the individual concerned.  Whether that be by helping them through blockages in their own psychological makeup or helping them by providing services like emergency housing.  In short you get to make a difference. So why should I be introspective?  That is complicated, but in short because I now realize that everyone who has been part of my treatment over the past 8 years has had a passion about service delivery.  Ea...

Well day two is over, it was hard work but so rewarding.  The group of people I am studying with is so amazing they all have such varied experiences in life some good and some bad.  We have all shared something of ourselves over the past couple of days, and I believe that it will make us all better counselors. Role playing sounds pretty childish, but done properly where both the client and counselor are active in the story, both can learn through the process.  Its amazing how energy zapping doing either role is. This morning when I got there I was really worried, I couldn't get out of my head and I found it really hard to concentrate during the first half hour as we went over what we had learnt yesterday.  I kept thinking how am I going to get out of this, I cant concentrate.  But then the amazing thing happened   It may not be amazing to you guys but the moment we started the role playing, the mind shut up and I had full concentra...

This is just a personal one.  When i first started down the road to recovery I could not listen to music, I would become over emotional and crash.  I can tell you my life was very empty without it. Then one afternoon down the strand watching people run by a car pulled up playing the song below, and I could listen without the emotional overload.  So this song though most of you will have never seen or heard it before, brought me back to the joy of music.  So please look listen and enjoy. Crowded House "Dont dream its over" Lyrics There is freedom within, there is freedom without  Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup  There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost  But you'll never see the end of the road  While you're traveling with me  Hey now, hey now, don't dream it's over  Hey now, hey now, when the world comes in  They come, they come to build a wall between us  We know they won't win  Now I'm towing my car...

Today's post is from someone of great wisdom, that has helped shape the lives of millions.  Its also a personal favorite of mine. Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it Buddha What I like so much about it is that it means something different to each person who reads it.  To me it encompasses my journey since my breakdown, and where I am now and where I hope to be in the future.  I'm sure it means something to others, what does it mean to you ?  Leave a comment.