Peer Mentor

Today I finished my peer mentor training. It was a wonderful experience that I have had. I learned so much and will try to apply it in my life. There is a Poem about group process that I found, which made me reflect on many things in my life.



I hate you, fear you, threaten to leave you
I plan and plot how I can deceive you
And then I feel myself drawn back again,
And so I mingle in...
Edging into your circle of fellowship
As we feel each other's physic pulse
I give my little cry for help
It is disguised sometimes in laughter,
Trailing close behind some wall of words.
It is often soft and low and seemingly
With little interest, thought, or feeling dropped.
And then I pray, even in my fear.
I pray against my outward wishes that you heard.
I pray to God you felt the tremor in the word.
And usually you do.
And with slow motions and earnest voice.
You stab around the circle
And I marvel that I did not let the feeling show
With my emotions festered so.
I hurt, and I curse you for the moment then;
But when the poison's gone and pressure wanes,
I thank God that you were there
And that you heard and cared enough for me
To lance the inner boils and help to make me free.
- Glen A Kock, chaplain/ Counselor, US Air Force



XOXO