Art by Alice Baer
Let’s start with wanting to make a positive change,
to someone who’s feeling rather estrange –
from their emotions, their life and their past
having feelings of conflict that last.
To be a fellow traveller in the journey of growth,
Is hugely rewarding - for us both.
Making a difference to someone’s being,
Enabling the act of freeing,
Freeing themselves, grow to their potential full,
is - for me - a really strong pull.
Next, let’s look at my skills and strengths,
I am not hesitant to go to great lengths
to make sure I do my best and being devoted,
my reliability and commitment have been noted.
What’s more, what qualities do I possess?
Being a good listener – I guess.
I can be sensitive, patient, tolerant and warm,
With a trustworthy, empathetic and open form.
Resilient and I like to take risks,
By nature, playful, positive – prone to frisk.
That’s it … oh, I nearly forget,
I have an immensely curious head.
I want to find out how people tick,
Is it nature or nurture that’s doing the trick?
To know what a person is thinking and feeling,
That understanding starts the healing.
I have a hunch –you’ve realised by now
And you might be thinking wow,
She really likes language and words and rhyme,
Having two languages in my head anytime.
See, I think it gives me a head start
To learn the language of the heart.
I hope you would agree with me,
Listening is certainly the key.
Counselling – you learn the language of feeling,
Really, the sky here is the ceiling.
While on a roll, let’s think about this,
A reason easy to miss,
I like working with people, the whole range,
More diverse the better – love the exchange.
I feel empathy, compassion and affection for them,
Counselling relationships are a real gem.
Many reasons I can think of and list,
Many more I haven’t said, but also exist.
At the end of the day
It is difficult to convey.
And in hindsight:
It just feels right.