Trauma

I always tell myself that I have heard the worst of it all and then all of a sudden another client sits before me and bares their soul and I realize I have not heard the worst of it. I wonder how these clients can go on with their lives? What motivates them to get out of bed each day. It saddens me to see how one human can hurt another with no regard for the other person. We are supposed to care for one another as humans and not do anything intentionally to hurt each other - but we do and we do so intentionally. What motivates a person to take advantage of someone with no regard with how they are hurting that person. It seems to me that we as a society have forgotten that we are our brothers keepers. We have forgotten that what we due comes back to us tenfold. When we hurt another person it is bound to come back to us - in some way, shape or form. Trauma is not something that just goes away. Trauma stays with a person for the rest of their lives. Some people can move past it but many are scarred for life. The scary part is the people who are most often the perpetrators are people that the person knew and trusted the most. How can a person move past trauma when their very foundation of trust has been broken? We have to reach out to these wounded souls and offer our support and trust. My challenge to you today is to reach out to one of these wounded souls and listen, truely listen to their pain and offer solace and support. You do not have to fix the problem - you can't - but you can offer them a safe haven in which to share their pain.