Lessons in psychology

Some of us never wanted to leave the womb. We were too comfortable in its warm ooziness. Leaving our blanket, the world was cold and harsh. We walked around looking for mother, finding her in the touch of a partner's sleeve. Without that, we were too fearful and anxious to let go of our goals. Inside, we were all heart and our bodies were cradled in sleep.

Some of us couldn't stand being in the womb for a second, or wished it were sombody else's womb, not our mother's. We felt so much more comfortable resting our belly on the cool earth, creeping and crawling, free to look around at the beautiful world. We walked from our belly and hips, opening to the world around us like a sturdy rose.

We are the same and different. We are each all of these things at once, and another one every time. We learn from each other.