How many of you have seen Mary Poppins?
Remember the theme? The parents were so distant, and the kids needed Mary Poppins. At the end, the family bonds with each other. And that bird thing says to Mary P:
Look at that. They are going on having a great time with each other.
Mary says, "That's as it should be." and the bird thing says: they didn't even thank you. Don't you feel bad? You loved them, didn't you?
Mary P says, "and what would happen to me if I loved all the children I came in contact with?"
You get the idea. A T tries to teach us that we don't need to look back. Therapy is inherently intimate. Of course most T and client relationships are intimate and intense. And what would happen to T if she loved every client she came in contact with? Our T's probably all love us to some degree, but if they mourned every time there was termination? God help them. Let us help them, too; we can help by succeeding and not looking back. Even if she floats into the air with her umbrella.
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My life resembles something that has not occurred. I am a birdcage without any bird.
E.E. Cummings
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