A client said the most beautiful thing today.
He’d asked me about my world as a therapist, and books I recommend on case studies that might reveal it. And when he pulled up Luepnitz’s compelling popular psychology book cover on Amazon he saw the sharp quills of “Schopenhauer’s Porcupines,” their hackles flexed in protection on its cover, the two animals positioned with their faces turned away from one other, now tail to tail.
“Wow,” he exclaimed, “that’s a really powerful image!”
“It is,” I agreed, surprised at what gathered his immediate attention. “What does it make you think of?” I asked gently.
He laughed, “of me and my fiancé.”
I smiled, and paused, waiting, quizzical nod quietly encouraging him to continue.
“If she and I just turned around to face each other,” he said softly, now looking away from the screen distantly, “we could have the soft parts touching.”