Trauma happens when we do not have enough resources to cope with physical, emotional, cognitive or spiritual stress. Spirituality is your relationship with something that is greater then yourself, you can call it God, the Universe, Divine, Nature. This relationship with Something Greater Then Yourself is present regardless your religious practices. You can be Jewish or Muslim, you can practice Christianity, Buddhism, or Nature Based Traditions like Wicca or Shamanism and you will have a relationship with something greater then yourself. This relationship can be loving, neglectful, varying, or full of fear. Whatever this relationship is it is often changed by trauma.

My baby is learning to crawl. Watching her struggle is a lot like watching people moving through emotional pain. There is a pull in my stomach, a physiological response, an impulse to jump in and help, make the struggle go away. I take a deep breath and offer her space, my compassion and presence. I watch her struggle as I breathe deeply and I witness her mastering the movement and succeeding. Just like with people moving through emotional suffering, the impulse to jump in and save is there, but so is the breath. I breathe as I choose to offer my presence instead of rescue. And in this space magic happens. In this space people find passage through suffering, and as they move through the threshold they step out of pain and into their power.

This is a beautiful video and what I got out of it is the following:

1. Laugh at life
2. Chew your food
3. Don’t talk so much
4. Run with the young crowd
5. Love keeps you young!