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We, me .. Birmingham holistic have been up and running for 15 years and myself as a therapist twice as many years as that , where did that go?
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Seems like yesterday , that I was at college studying all the holistic therapies I could to help myself recover from illness.
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Little did I know then , the path that would unfold over the next few decades to where I am today and in truth, I never really achieved what I intended with Birmingham Holistic Health Centre, I had this vision, that it would be a sanctuary for anyone who needed a space to reflect, to get away from the maddening crown ,working with a team of therapist who all thought similar to me.
An optimist in so many ways, but that never really materialized as the therapist I met, didn't all think like me, sounds obvious now I know, why would they ?
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I'm not saying that was good or bad, just that I never saw that coming.
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I never took into consideration there agenda's and hopes and dreams were not aligned to mine, was I naive , I guess so, yet , I've never lost parts of that initial goal and I know that we have helped hundreds , possibly thousands of people over the years , but the vision I had, seemed to have eased into the background and the need to survive as a business and my role as manager , business man, marketing manager , organizer of accounts , room hire ect , all the aspects that make a business work took over from the love of "doing the work" became the leading factor.
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It's tough to find the balance and in doing so, dreams go on hold and before you know it, seems to part of a previous chapter in ones life.
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I still love people, I love to get in the mud and find a way out ,it's what I'm good at and I've developed a unique skill set along with experience that is, perhaps, the most value asset I hold within me, and the one I give abundantly of to those I continue to work with.
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I have seen many therapist come and go , few have the tenacity required , the passion for creating change in themselves and others ,unfortunately, I have seen some good ones go and I think , "just hang in there , it'll come , not overnight , but overtime" , but patience was not built into there curriculum and neither was the vision, but I guess, we all have a path.
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The path of life , sometimes it's illuminated and sometimes it's dark and it's one we all walk ,sometime, with company, or quite often alone. That's where I think the therapies we offer are at there best, when we have an opportunity to walk with someone during that "dark" period in there life , where we can become the light bearer , the hope, the hand to guide another through their experience and maybe even get to see them , pass through to a better place, isn't that something to behold.
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I was thinking the other day, I'd love lots of money ,but in truth , I love what I do more than the money , I'd still do what I do above the riches or anything else , although if the Divinity is reading this, it would be nice to have an easier path sometimes though wouldn't it ? :)
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I have been shaped by my past the same as everyone and I carry wounds and scars from that past and yet ,its given me such insight, built into the fabric of my being, tenacity unmatched and a deep love for people that's never really wavered as the more I witnessed pain, the more it drove me to help change.
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I have become the living embodiment of the result of many painful experiences and many joyful ones ,like all of you , we are the sum result of a life full of experiences and no one is any different from another , some may think they are, but the reality is, we are here together and the beauty of life , is we get to share it with each other .
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Life is very precious .it is sand itself and passes through our fingertips at such a quick rate , we are at such a crossroads in our evolution and so step forward and make a difference and if you are young and are looking to train as a therapist , hold fast your vison and pick up where we (old ones) leave off.
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Ps, I'm still here by the way :)
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Here to chat, to guide, to empower you on your journey through illness, anxiety , depression, all those wonderful human emotional responses we have as with all the therapist at Birmingham Holistic, we can help
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Director & Founder, Birmingham Holistic Health Centre
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www.birminghamholistic.co.uk
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Ps, on the link below are some free meditations for you , a series called " The Caregivers Sanctuary"
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