Life requires pruning

"Pruning is necessary, natural, and beneficial for anything that is alive.  We need it developmentally... and we need it in relationships and in business.  we need it when things are going well and when things are not going well; it is a natural part of life's seasons and a requirement for growth.

"The premise that pruning is necessary but still notice that we have an emotional misalignment with that premise, we will struggle to realize our vision of the future and our potential.  But if you can become aware of your resistances and internal conflicts now, then you can begin to face them and work them through.  If you can become aware of your resistances and internal conflicts now, then you can begin to face them and work them through..."  - Dr. Henry Cloud in Necessary Endings

Life requires pruning.  As we grow we have to let possessions and relationships go to make room for new experiences and relationships.  In school we move from grade to grade changing teachers and classmates.  We learn from those experiences.  In nature the seasons take on the job of natural pruning; for example, diseased trees fall down when they are dead and the wind blows them over.

Renee Madison, MA, LPC, CSAT is a counselor in Colorado.  She can be reached for appointments at 303-257-7623 or 970-324-6928