If you believe that Commandments One through Four are true and valid… and they are, then they logically lead you to GOAL #1… Learn to COEXIST with trauma.So many people I meet think there is something wrong with them because they simply can’t “get over” a traumatic event, and when they hear Goal #1, their lives change.
Them: “Mac, when you said that, I laughed!”
Me: “Why? That’s not a very funny statement.”
Them: “It’s the dumbest, smartest thing I’ve ever heard! How could I ever ‘get over’ that?!?!?!? But as silly as it sounds, I’ve been in therapy for a long time, and that’s what I thought was supposed to happen.”
This wisdom creates strength in the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and it is this newfound strength that propels us to live a great life.
Onward.