We need each other

Having been assigned to the journal for today I had no idea what to write. The whole day seemed kind of like a loss for me, I felt restrained and discouraged, I feel angry and I felt like nothing had really been accomplished.

I had woken up after a restless night to morning devotions. Next we created an illustrated timeline demonstrating where and what we had done in Thailand. We then further dug into the timeline by putting colored post-stick notes on the days where we felt anger, fear, excitement, "getting it" and miscellaneous feelings. Then we broke for lunch.

It was towards the end of the day that we realized some team members had unresolved issues they wished to release. As a group we hunkered down and discussed these issues and the underlying emotions that had evidently been internalized for quite some time. This was xhausting and frustrating for me, as some of the problems I had believed had been resolved. Also, it felt to me like there were still problems to be dealt with and we had merely scratched the surface. So now I am cautious, attempting to discern when the next xplosion will erupt.

In any group setting conflict is bound to arise. Having been through so much together, and such a unique xperience, we only have each other really when it comes to processing it all. I hope our group can draw back together and unite as one body. We need each other too much to just let go.