tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post2423116363356612989..comments2024-03-27T02:13:58.088-07:00Comments on Integral Options Cafe: My Father's Death -- Internal Family Systems in Actionwilliam harrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981478282688361274noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post-90012854015035928032007-07-31T08:06:00.000-07:002007-07-31T08:06:00.000-07:00Colin, Thanks for sharing your experience with thi...Colin, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your experience with this -- I totally agree with your realization about the mountain. <BR/><BR/>The more I get to know my various parts, and especially my exiles, the richer and fuller life becomes. It's less a struggle than an adventure.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>Billwilliam harrymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981478282688361274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post-90320623706731753842007-07-31T08:03:00.000-07:002007-07-31T08:03:00.000-07:00Hey Tom,Thanks for the kind words.I'm not actually...Hey Tom,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the kind words.<BR/><BR/>I'm not actually sure if life is fair or unfair -- sometimes, at least for me, it just is. It's what I do with it that matters.<BR/><BR/>Certainly, for some people, life has been <B>really</B> unfair, but I feel that I have been rather lucky in many ways.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>Billwilliam harrymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981478282688361274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post-49225340431250442402007-07-31T07:57:00.000-07:002007-07-31T07:57:00.000-07:00I can totally relate to this post, Bill. I, too, d...I can totally relate to this post, Bill. I, too, developed a rather efficient Manager and a robust Firefighter as a means for keeping the Exiled ones safe. My exiled parts were also conventionally "wierd" and unacceptable, to the point of being threatening to the status quo. So, fragmentation saved the day and then almost killed me. <BR/><BR/>Thankfully, the pain and loss of vitality were too great to ignore for long. Integration became the name of the new game, and I've been on a steady climb up the mountain ever since. More recently I realized that the mountain is a very convincing illusion, so it just keeps getting more fascinating, illuminating and inspiring.<BR/><BR/>I no longer regret a single thing from my past; it all adds up to today.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for putting your self out here in this way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post-11300980974556883902007-07-30T22:41:00.000-07:002007-07-30T22:41:00.000-07:00I am sorry for what you have gone through. Life is...I am sorry for what you have gone through. Life isn't fair. Life just plows over us sometimes.<BR/><BR/>I am happy that you have found an approach to open yourself up, to make your life fuller, better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718601770472939313noreply@blogger.com