I’ve been thinking a lot about my dad these past few days. Yesterday marked four years since he passed away – suddenly, unexpectedly. Which is likely how he would’ve wanted, if he’d had a say in it. Never one for drama, my dad had a practical streak a kilometer wide. Even in passing, he kept things simple.
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Picture it: a group of scientists in a lab, laser-focused on finding a cure. They think they’ve nailed it. They test the theory, hold their breath, and then… nothing. It doesn’t work.
“Well, that’s it. We tried. Clearly, we’re terrible at this. Pack it up, everyone—we’re done here.”
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“Listen here Missy! I’m right, and you’re wrong, and I don’t have to listen to you!”
Picture it. A seven-year-old girl bouncing on a couch, screaming this at me at the top of her lungs. Yup. One of my most vivid memories from years ago when I was working in a group home for kids with severe behavioural challenges.
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Have you ever found yourself in what I like to call ‘post-rehearsal’? Re-playing a conversation or event over and over in your head, thinking about all the things you coulda, shoulda, woulda said or done? Maybe feeling tense, anxious, angry, or in despair?
Well guess what? You’ve been triggered.
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