Dear Reader,
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When I get up early in the morning, I always turn on a soft light, sit with my coffee and read. Recently, I was rereading an old book, about a woman who went through a crisis.
Reading the book made me think about my own life and the most frightening crisis that I've faced so far. But at times, these thoughts can bring me great comfort, because I emerged stronger.
When something frightens me now--money, loss, my own sense of well-being--I can draw from that crisis. In some strange way, I long to be in the midst of it again because of the feelings I experienced after I came through it, and saw that I was on the other side. I realized what I was really made of, what I could endure, and that a friend who is always there helped me through it.
When I need to set an anchor, when I'm feeling disoriented and lost, I think back to that crisis and rethink through it, from beginning to end. I keep it for emergencies only because I don't want to replay the tape too often. I'm afraid if it becomes too familiar, the magic of it and its rescuing power will fade.
Sometimes I need to drop two anchors: setting one where the old familiar story started and one where it ended, so my personal boat can stop shifting back and forth. I need time to regroup and think.
Sometimes the anchors get so deeply embedded that I have to cut the lines in order to move on, but that's ok. Anchors can be replaced and the foundation of my story is always there to set anchor again.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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