Talk with Friends 2 - Boxes & Keys

[qos]

This afternoon I went to the home of former gaming comrade R (not to be confused with the "R" from the previous entry), who is a skilled LMP. He was good with massage even before his training, and he's only gotten better over the years. And since he's worked on my body for more than a decade, he knows it very well. I should go to him for treatments more often -- especially during times like these.

As he gave me a two hour treatment (my body was in horrible knots) we talked about what we've both been doing, and some of my current transitional struggles. R frequently ends up sounding like a fortune cookie when he wants to give advice, but he can also come up with unexpected gems of wisdom.

This afternoon he made an observation about me removing the veils of assumption and expectation from my authentic self, so others could see it. I agreed with him, then observed that I'm trying to do this with my inner veils as well, the ones which obscure parts of myself from the rest of myself. Then I mentioned my feeling of having a locked box inside. "Ah," he said, "don't forget: the box doesn't have just one key. And when you use different keys, you find different things inside."

I decided that that's something I want to remember.

Comments

[queenofhalves]

oh, i really like that box/key(s) thing too. i wonder if it applies to my box! :>

[qos.livejournal.com]

I expect that it would!

[toesontheground.livejournal.com]

I like that about the box and the keys too.

You've certainly had quite the burst of reflection and expression today!

[qos.livejournal.com]

Indeed!

But then: I've been realizing that part of my ongoing struggle is that I haven't left any time in my life for doing the kind of reflection that used to be a high priority for me. As I'm making that space again -- and, yes, hanging around with friends who know me well and with whom I can dig around in my psyche (see the post I just made) -- the issues and answers are bubbling up with more force.