“The human Soul doesn't want to be fixed, it simply wants to be seen and heard. The soul is like a wild animal - tough, resilient and shy. When we go crashing through the woods shouting for it to come out so we can help it, the soul will stay in hiding. But if we are willing to sit quietly and wait for a while, the soul may show itself.”

These are the words of Parker J. Palmer.

I am reading this, thinking of the patients who come through our doors, desperate to be released from the Grip of substances, and from the grip of agonizing thoughts.