The Swamp

Suppose you are beginning a journey to a beautiful mountain you can see clearly

in the distance. No sooner do you start the hike than you walk right into a swamp that

extends as far as you can see in all directions. You say to yourself, “Gee, I didnʼt realize

that I was going to have to go through a swamp. Itʼs all smelly and the mud is all mushy

in my shoes. Itʼs hard to lift my feet out of the much and put them forward. Iʼm wet and

tired. Why didnʼt anyone tell me about this swamp? When this happens, you have a

choice: abandon the journey or enter the swamp. Therapy is like that. Life is like that.

We go into the swamp, not because we want to get muddy, but because it stands

between us and where we are going.