Quote:
This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor.... Welcome and entertain them all. Treat each guest honorably. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing., and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond. -Rumi

This book and quote I know very well. The book "The Body Keeps The Score" has helped me understand so much!

The quote is almost haunting to me. As fragments and images have come back to me, it has caused distress and fear/confusion. I like that the quote invites us to "entertain" them, lean into them and welcome them. I don't think healing can happen until we do. I'm trying to learn to remember that.

I like this part, "Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond" and it reminds me to lean into them and open myself up to them. They are looking for validation and an unburdening - healing.