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話すは放す To Speak is To Release

Updated: Mar 2


家の事情や心の悩みはあまり話さない、という環境で育った。自分のことを大っぴらに話せる人を見ると、どこか羨ましかった。寂しくても、悲しくても、腹が立っても、自尊心が強いこともあり、そんなこと全然気にしないようなふりをしていた。本当は、とても傷つきやすい少女だった。怒り、嫉妬、悲しみ、無価値感、寂しさ、混乱、不安、罪悪感。のちに出会う「アクセスリーディング協会」のテキストに書かれている感情のすべてを抱えたまま、大人になった。


そこから抜け出したくて、私はひたすら“心の実験の旅”をしていた。湧き上がる感情をどう処理したらいいのか。何をすれば、薄らいだり消えていくのか。山あり谷ありの人生の旅路で、様々な感情に揺さぶられながらの混乱の中でたくさん模索していたような気がする。天性の”おめでたい私” に、底辺で支えられて。今振り返ると、その頃の自分が愛おしい(笑)。


やがて、魂の囁きが違う方向を指し示すようになり、また新たな旅が始まった。新しい音、楽器、人、環境、情報に次々と出会っていった。プライベートな話を聴いてくれる、信頼できる仲間との関係も徐々に深まっていく。一旦は後悔にも繋がっていた経験も、きっと誰かの、何かのエネルギー源になっていくはず。今まで内に秘めていた物語も徐々に外へと解き放たれ出した。


最近では、誰でも参加できて、何でもシェアできて、より多くの人たちが この世にたった一つしかない” 自分の物語” を互いに語り合える場作りをしている。手放すことがいかに大切かを感じながら、自分も仲間と共に成長していける喜びを分かち合っている。


前述したアクセスリーディングの”リーディングカフェ”で学んだフレーズ「話すは、放す」。話すことで、奥底に押し込まれていた感情やトラウマの手放しが始まる。受け取ってもらった時に、今まで気づかなかったことが浮上したりもする。頑なにしがみついていた過去のイメージを軽く言葉にして、人に話して、手放していく時代到来だよね。あなたも自分のストーリーを誰かに話して(放して)みる?


I grew up in an environment where family circumstances and personal struggles were not openly discussed.When I saw people who could speak freely about themselves, I felt a quiet sense of envy. Even when I felt lonely, sad, or angry, my strong sense of pride made me pretend that none of it bothered me.But in truth, I was a very sensitive girl. Anger, jealousy, sadness, worthlessness, loneliness, confusion, anxiety, guilt.Later in life, I encountered a text from the Access Reading Association that listed these emotions — and I realized I had carried every one of them with me into adulthood.


Wanting to break free, I devoted myself wholeheartedly to what I call a “journey of experiments of the heart.” How should I process the emotions that welled up inside me? What could I do to soften them — to let them fade or disappear? Through the peaks and valleys of life, shaken by waves of emotion and confusion, I searched again and again. At the very bottom, I was quietly supported by my innate optimism — my naturally “blessed” way of being. Looking back now, I feel tenderness toward the person I was then. (smile)


In time, the whisper of my soul began pointing in a different direction, and another new journey unfolded. New sounds, instruments, people, environments, and information entered my life one after another. My relationships with trusted companions — those who could truly listen to my private stories — gradually deepened. Experiences that once led to regret now feel as though they will surely become a source of energy for someone, or something, else. The stories I had long kept hidden inside began, little by little, to be released into the world.


Recently, I have been creating spaces where anyone can participate, where anything can be shared — spaces where more and more people can tell one another their own one-of-a-kind stories. As I feel the importance of letting go, I share in the joy of growing together with the community.


At a “Reading Cafe” in the Access Reading community, I learned a phrase: “To speak is to release.” By speaking, the process of letting go begins — even for emotions and traumas that had been pushed deep inside. When they are received by another, something we had never noticed before can rise to the surface. I believe this is a time to gently put into words the past images we once clung to — to speak them aloud, and to let them go. Would you like to share your story with someone, too?

 
 
 

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