One other tool from the classroom that has always made a great deal of personal sense to me actually involves a therapeutic metaphor that is certainly not of my creation. It is intended for many of us (I am sure) who go around with a great deal of personal armor. We have all been through some rough times, particularly in our childhood, and to survive, we had to create some armor to protect our self from harm both psychologically and spiritually. We were so smart in building this armor – and the more the assault we faced, the heavier and more impenetrable this armor became. But we do grow up and for most of us our world does become better; we are more in control of our world. But some of us still travel with this armor. Read more