All part of the helping process

Over the last several year's- Saturdays have become family sessions for when I meet with a client and their family. Family sessions are a wonderful way for everyone involved to be able to talk through the weeks challenges and share the positives with the whole family. Part of my job is meeting all the family members young and old. This particular Saturday was filled with many families and talking through the thoughts. When I go into a house, apartment, barn, house boat, church to meet the client with the family I get the luxury to see all the faces of the family sub system. Let us not forget the pets! I probably could do a 10 pen page blog on the pets- themselves! As I am working with this one family, I enjoy hearing about what each person is going through, and get to see the kids. The kids then are sent to a different part of where ever we are, while the parents and I can talk in private. Sometimes this is a smooth transition, other times, the kids can play a pivotal part of the conversation! Kids are kids, and they have a plethora of energy-especially when someone new is in their spot. I'm working with this family, and having a super, positive, family session. Everyone is engaging, working through the challenges, focused, and things are moving along with positive energy. I can see and feel the love in the room, as we learn to stay in the moment and control our thoughts. Please remember, the addicts family, spouse, sibling's, are hurting to. All of a sudden  two of the kids, who happen to be twin girls, ages 5 or 6 I think, come running down the stairs, both beautiful kids, wearing their brothers gym shorts which are way, way, to big for them. Right there, at that second, it was precious! How do you as a helper, not laugh, or keep the attention, or stay focused. I grin, trying as best as I can not to laugh at these darling twins, dancing in front of us, wearing their brothers gym shorts which are down to their ankles. I'm asking my own higher power- this is amazing positive energy, I have to laugh, I am sorry, its hilarious, I'm going to bust out. I was taught in my years of helping, control your emotions Tod, well I failed that task years ago. We all laugh, it's to hard not to. All part of the helping process. Stay in your health, stay in the moment.