September 2nd 2014

Hello everyone, welcome once again to this a-ma- wait for iiiiiiiit -zing blog!
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Okay enough with the bull. Today I visited my psychologist again. We practiced two role play scenarios. The first was me wanting her to leave "my house". First one was spot on and the discussion was won by me.
The second however was a more difficult approach. Everyone has a personal space around themselves you'd rather someone not step into -- too close to you. I found it hard to tell a person not to, resulting in me stepping backwards. This was very confronting as it reflects on my personality.

This means my boundary is high, perhaps too high. Often resulting in doing something against my will. I will need to work on this. The woman explained that if I step up a little bit it might seem as being rude, but she said for my standard I wouldn't even reach the average and people would still consider that normal.
It was a very interesting and confronting session which showed me a side of me I didn't know existed, or rather I knew, but I never knew it was like this.

It is okay to step up, it really is. So what if people will get disappointed? So what if people get angry? At least you didn't mess yourself up over it. This is the way I should be thinking sometimes, which, in fact I still find hard to do. I hope in future sessions I get the opportunity to practice more.

I would also like to take the opportunity to thank my psychologist Suzanne for the excellent work she does.
She has a certain way of helping her patients, to me it looks like she takes just that little extra step to make sure everything she does is done close to perfect. She has taught me a lot and together we came a whole way. Personally I still have a long way to go but with her being there to support me, it gives me the energy and the will to continue, as her practice makes it all worthwhile. It is always nice to see her, she is the kind of person that makes your day a bit brighter. Combining that with her way of treating her patients it is more blessing than curse to visit her. Not that it ever was a curse, not at all. Just saying that in the sense of proverb. Suzanne, you are doing a great job, and I hope you will go far the path you follow. You have a great personality, and when you combine that with the job you do, I just can't see it go wrong.
I don't think you will ever read this, but here's to you.

Last but not least I want to talk about tea. Tea? Yes, tea. Last weekend I was in the supermarket and found this tea that had a tiger on the package. I love tigers, so I decided to give the ingredients a read. Cinnamon? What the hell..I don't like cinnamon. There were some other herbs in it as well. Clove for example. Everything combined with a hint of vanilla -- that's the magic word! I decided to give it a try. The smell of cinnamon was strong, and as I said, I don't like cinnamon... I poured water in the cup, let it rest for a while. Added milk and sugar, took a zip, and wow...this warmth! The taste of cinnamon is clearly there, but for some reason I ...like it. I absolutely like it. As a matter of fact I am drinking it right now! It's so soothing and warm. You know how tiger balm smells? That is exactly how this tea tastes.

I think I've pretty much said all I wanted for today!
Hopefully I see you again next time! Take care of yourselves and see you soon.

Yours truly,

Mike