20/08/2015
This analogy touched me very deeply, while I was going through the worst part of my acute PTSD. I wish I could pass this on to every human being, especially those who have suffered traumas in it’s various shapes and sizes and their families.
It was written by my friend Suzanne Harrill well before she experienced trauma when her brother was brutally murdered.
The Acorn Analogy
Deep inside you know how to be you, as an acorn knows how to be a mighty oak.
The acorn does the best it can do at each stage of growth along its life path.
Even if the early start was less than perfect, the eager oak accelerates its desire to grow every time that it has nurturing from nature: sunlight, rainwater, and soil nutrients.
YOU are like the acorn doing your best under the conditions in which you are growing.
Nurture yourself with awareness, acceptance, love, self-respect, and self-esteem, then watch you grow towards your full potential Self!
http://www.ptsdassociation.com/storiesb/2015/2/12/murder-visits-my-family