Sometimes I get caught in the bullshit of male authority. Being a Christian hasn't helped in this case...subjecting myself to an institution that historically and sacredly has embraced male leadership. For me, I can go to great mental and real scenarios that leave me hurt, confused, and scared. I just don't know how to stop it.
My therapist made an interesting observation of how I was caught up in something I didn't have any control over. She said I reminded her of someone being caught in a rip tide. The feeling resonated. Then she asked me what are we are supposed to do when we get caught in one.
You can't fight a rip tide. You must swim parallel with the coast. There is no resistance when we swim parallel. It's the way to be free of the current.
There's a lesson here beyond the current.
I can't fight the rip tide, the social constructs of male authority, but I can swim parallel.
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