This is a very beautiful and profound idea, that of a wound that won't heal. Just the idea soothes me, to think that I don't have to resolve the pain of the past, I can instead sit with and witness it. I hope you are considering writing a book around this idea. It deserves extended attention.
I love your writing and work so much, thank you Jessica.
I had to start reading this story from a medical perspective for it to make sense. My initial reaction was all problems have solutions even if those solutions lead to more “problems”. It’s deep work and effort. But it sounds to me more like you’re saying there are problems without “perfect” solutions and that is true. I have not experienced trauma (a wound that can’t be fixed) in my life so I thought about a person that experiences severe trauma from a car accident. They may recover at 80 or 90 percent if they’re fortunate but there will still be lingering effects that may be there for life. This person will now have to find new ways of being and they will not be able to go back to a time as it was before the accident. But that fact is unsettling so finding the perfect solution becomes the task, even at the expense of others. Sitting with the wound is important in this instance because it will show you new ways of being to move forward. It requires a lot of patience. My understanding of it and something I recommend to others experiencing difficult circumstances. I also think hope is a good thing to hold on to as well. There’s always hope.
This is a very beautiful and profound idea, that of a wound that won't heal. Just the idea soothes me, to think that I don't have to resolve the pain of the past, I can instead sit with and witness it. I hope you are considering writing a book around this idea. It deserves extended attention.
I love your writing and work so much, thank you Jessica.
I had to start reading this story from a medical perspective for it to make sense. My initial reaction was all problems have solutions even if those solutions lead to more “problems”. It’s deep work and effort. But it sounds to me more like you’re saying there are problems without “perfect” solutions and that is true. I have not experienced trauma (a wound that can’t be fixed) in my life so I thought about a person that experiences severe trauma from a car accident. They may recover at 80 or 90 percent if they’re fortunate but there will still be lingering effects that may be there for life. This person will now have to find new ways of being and they will not be able to go back to a time as it was before the accident. But that fact is unsettling so finding the perfect solution becomes the task, even at the expense of others. Sitting with the wound is important in this instance because it will show you new ways of being to move forward. It requires a lot of patience. My understanding of it and something I recommend to others experiencing difficult circumstances. I also think hope is a good thing to hold on to as well. There’s always hope.