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Star Trek and 'shoulds'

This is a longer one…

On learning something. New.

Everyday I work with people who are looking to learn something. Something new about themselves. Something new about how they relate to the world.

As humans?

They have some remarkably foolish ideas about what learning ‘should’ look like.

I hear loads of these delightful stories.

All the time.

I should know better. I should have done… I know where this always ends up, and yet…

These words, these ‘shoulds’, show up when things haven’t gone according to the imaginations or expectations of the person on my couch. These people who see me? They are so mean to themselves sometimes. What’s worse? They work for themselves and their boss is an unforgiving tyrant.

These foolish cries of despair typically happen fairly often in the process.

Their calling of

I should I should I should

Gets met with me chirping

And you’re not you’re not you’re not.

your knot your knot your knot

(had too happen)

Write?

I sincerely hope that the above typos are the worst part of…