Small Figures Exercise - Photo!

Thank you!

I think that what you did was really neat!

Mr T reveals he learned this in 2002. Another therapist developed it, not from Jung's sand tray but from psychodrama.

Mr T was pleased to hear your responses. He was especially intrigued with the idea that this might be good for DID patients.

Thinking a bit more...
The middle board is revealing because it is all about acceptance.

I actually told Madame T early on that what I wanted (especially from my mother) was acceptance. She thought what I really wanted was love. She was wrong. Acceptance is correct. My mother loved me but did not accept me.

Thanks for this! The exact same thing is true about my mother.

I'm turning this over in my mind. I honor your reality and perception while I wonder if real love can exist without acceptance. If we turn away from a facet (or all) of the one we say we love, are we not depriving them of unconditional, holistic love?

Perhaps they can act... loving, but is there love in denial? I think love is more likely to come from acceptance, that acceptance is the opening stage of the process of real love.

Or perhaps what one gets without acceptance is a blind love, a handicapped love....

I'll mention this to Mr T next time I see him.