I allowed to live!
Today we are talking about a seed in the ground that grows into what it is today. They imagine themselves as the seed in the ground, fighting their way to air and light. There they continue to grow in a certain environment. The assignment is to display this in an image. Then a poem is added.
She begins to cry while drawing. One tear after another quietly rolls down her cheek.
During the debriefing, she shares what touched her so much:
I don’t have to hide in the black, dark ground, I can grow and bloom here and now.
She is on holiday in Poznan with a friend. Next week she will go back to Ukraine, where she still lives. Even though it is relatively quiet in the area where she lives, the tension is there every day. Missiles fly overhead every day, which is now considered normal…
When she leaves, she thanks me: “this has done me good, I feel a lot better!”
Not only was the fear allowed to be there for a moment, it was made visible in the form of the seed that crawls away in the black ground. She has given herself recognition in crawling away and in doing so she has given herself the freedom to grow and flourish even now when there is so much uncertainty and fear.
That which has been simmering under the surface for so long has been recognized and made visible – that’s a relief. Instead of hiding or ignoring it, it gets attention and acceptance can take place that it is as it is at the moment. And it can even be taken a step further. This creates space and air to continue.
