my story re:A.Justin Sterling/Brillant Man/Brillant Book/ Bo
Date: February 06, 2004 11:09PM
thank you corboy,
i am stuck exactly in the place where staying now seems dangerous and yet i did love this man and i wish him no ill. i am between "start a new life" and "don't make it awful for him to get out of this group".
he is very suggestable and looks for someone to tell him how to live his life. he went to a guru then landmark and to the catholic church to have someone tell him. i spent some time giving advice. i really wanted him to be a good, attentive dad. but i don't want him to ask ME how to live his life either, really.
my life and careers have been about supporting others in finding their divine spark and then unfolding that unique, connected, powerful and free selves. then i married a man who doesn't trust his own voice. with sterling it got intense when he seemed to stand in resistance to doing anything that was important to me...which led to defying developing his true self. 'i will NOT be great if that is important to you!" can you get the irony ? ( to say nothing of invalidating anything that i held sacred and the recurrent depression that i have danced with .)
so, i will look up this book and be in the inquiry of finding the balance of supporting his freeing himself and keeping my child and myself safe. and i will continue to pray....
thanks