Blog 26 This Walk, This Journey, This Process (Gary)

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                  I know now that I had to do this walk, this journey, this process. (I always say therapy is a process, not a product).  Before I could go on to the next chapter of my life I had to come home.  I had to grow my values.  I had to learn them the hard way.  I am thankful for the people around me who gave me a new meaning.  These include the quality people I worked with in law enforcement, the Sterling Men's Weekend, my men's teams, my professors, and my new wife who would not settle for a lack of value.  I also give credit to Native American wisdom, my children, and the men’s and women's spirits I worked with in therapy.  They all helped me create new values.  They gave me a foundation of hope and a sense of belonging and self.  They brought me closer to home.

 But I hadn’t come home yet.

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