Healing Emotional Abuse ~ Find the Rose; Don’t Get Stuck on the Thorn

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

I made this little meme not too long ago and every time I read it, I heal from the inside out. I’m reminded of what I have gained over what I have lost. And that thrills me beyond words.

I have been meditating since I was 20 years old and have maintained a regular daily sitting practice for my entire adult life. It is actually the most important part of my life.

When I met the man I had children with, I did everything I could to play it down because he didn’t like my doing it. But, the fact is I never stopped. To him it was “weird,” and he let me know that in no uncertain terms.

He hated that I would go into a dark room, do nothing and come out happy (in his words). That was his daily complaint about me and the thing he used to separate me from the people we brought into the world.

The Rose

What occurs to me today is that I no longer have to worry that my sitting practice is “interfering” with another person’s life. I’m not holding anyone up. I’m not drinking from a secret well of well-being unknown to those around me. I’m not weird because of my practice of silence and daily meditation.