02/06/2026
As a therapist, I feel it is my duty, my ultimate responsibility to create an environment where all of the people I'm blessed to work with always, at every session are: Seen, heard, and valued.. Well last year and to be transparent, this year, life has met me with some challenging times, personally... But nevertheless I have been told my special gift is to make others feel like they are "finally home". And in dealing with those challenges, a special gift that meant the world to me, it was destroyed... You see, as a sign of appreciation for supporting them through changes of life, someone gave me a beautiful glass mug to use for my ice coffee I knew how important it was to them that I accept this gift because it served a purpose in so many aspects. So, I took this glass mug and used it daily as a reminder of my purpose here on earth and how seeing someone or just being present makes all of the difference in the world. So, when it was destroyed I felt disrespected, ignored, hurt, angry, and insulted. Although, it was not intentional.. that is what I felt. Just like Taylor, in the book "The Rabbit Listened" I expressed my feelings to various individuals who would hear, what I was feeling...some gave suggestions with the intent to have resolutions, some offered reasonable excuses, and some attempted to make light of the situation as a means to co-regulate my emotions... that was okay, but I still felt something was missing.... During the Christmas Holiday Season, it was back to business... I put my beautiful glass mug that was destroyed out of my mind, using another object to transport my coffee. Then not once but twice. It happened: I felt an emotional charge that my experience was validated, my feelings were important. You see, My youngest daughter, Nyala came home from college and because life was "lifeing", our family discussed how we were going to celebrate Christmas last year... Not just at home, but at work with my colleagues as well.. When I opened my gift, I could feel a sense of vindication... I was Taylor... some one stood in the gap, right beside me, no pressure, just allowed themselves to be present for me.. nothing else BUT LISTENED..
So to NYALA and my colleague NICOLE at Santa Rosa Kids House,
THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING MY RABBIT 🐇
Ms. T🥰
