Therapeutic Writing

Si tu sol fuera de barro, y tus nubes mariposas,

Una ronda danzarían hasta crear esa chispa,

Que divina llegaría a tu alma que la espera,

Para alumbrar el sendero donde los sueños se alcanzan,

Y un propósito de vida, donde mas soles de barro y nubes de mariposas…

Esperan hacer esa ronda, para al sol darle la dicha ,

de abrazarte cada dia, y a tu luz hacerla brillar...! Paula.

HOW DO WE UTILIZE WRITING IN THERAPY?  

Writing is a very utilized resource in therapy, is a tool of suggestion for your personal growth. 

It’s possible that in our teenage years or at any stage of our lives, we’ve had the desire of leaving something significant in writing, whether it was positive or not, where we expressed emotions and feelings that without realizing it, was a way of venting. It’s very interesting to see how these writings help us get to know ourselves better once we read them again after a while of being written, and help identifying what’s happening when we’re under pressure, to then find the best way of feeling relieved. 

When we take the time to write on a journal, write a story, a funny anecdote, a poem, metaphoric prayers, etc., it’s actually a date to be alone with ourselves, and it gives us the gift of being present and disconnected to create a writing from the heart, that we will probably read and edit, which requires us to concentrate and be attentive to not miss a thing that can come from inspiration. 

Have you ever written a birthday card, or thank you note so beautiful that you could not even believe you wrote it? And not only that, but that after a few hours or even days, it was like have written a message for yourself that keeps resonating… we can work on that in one session. 

There are many techniques and exercises with writing that can help us stay positive and focused, especially if we have a tendency of getting down easily or getting distracted with things that do not help us grow. 

Poetic and metaphoric writing transports us to a wonderful world where we can go wherever we want from the bottom of our hearts, and where we can reach all our dreams and paint them in multiple colors! 

I encourage you to start writing, you can take it wherever it you would like, with the best ending, and perhaps you will start noticing changes in your reality… I’m sure you’ll be surprised!