Therapy ♫

"This is just therapy. Call it what it is.
'Cuz you won't take my calls
and that makes
God the only one who's left to listen."
- Therapy, Relient K

People often define therapy as (you/couch)+Shrink. While that's a true definition, I don't think it should be the definition of therapy as a whole, because [let's be honest...] it tends to have a negative stigma attached to it. If you go to therapy, people tend to think that you're weak. Or that you can't handle things on your own. I've even heard it said that your faith is weak, because you're not trusting God to get you through. Nonsense.

So as I sit here in the rotunda, killing precious time before math class, I 'm full. I went to lunch with a friend, and we did was talk about our past relationships. He more so than I, as his wounds are a little fresher than mine. It's fun. I'm always glad to help. And I was very thankful for people I could randomly vent to. But as we pulled back in to the campus parking lot, I realized that our times out together were therapy for one another. Thus began the thought process that made me realize that I do a lot of therapeutic things for myself.

I read. Whether it's my Kindle, Time Magazine, or my Bible, I read everything. 

I sing. I plug the iPod into the aux port in the truck and I sing along to whatever happens to come on.

I blog. I do this more than anything else. I tell you whatever  happens to be on my mind. I'm very candid with this, and I think it's better for me that way. I'm ok with telling you everything.

[Random fact: There are people standing in the balcony hallway above me, and I feel like a lab rat up for observation. Not cool... *Squeak]

I know that there are some other ways we put ourselves through therapy.
Like some people talk to a lost loved one at their grave. Or we tell ourselves that said lost person is with us on our "big day", whatever the occasion may be. Whether they're really there or not is up for debate. I have clear-cut views, but they're not important here.

So I guess I'd redefine therapy as
"Anything that helps one get through a tough time in one's life, or that helps one move on."
And yes, you can quote me on that. =]