Coming home: a trip to my ancestors' homeland and to gratitude for the risks that they took

By Betsy Hostetler, Ph.D.

I’m startled to see that I have only a few minutes to change planes. I’m on my way to study Family and Systemic Constellations in Germany, and it’s not clear that I’ll make the connection.

I take a deep breath and imagine it working out fine.

Surprised by my own reaction, I remember a time when anxiety would have driven me to make back-up plans even though no sound data existed.  I think of constellation sessions I’ve done, and I understand where this new sense of calm is coming from.

Even though I don’t know what will happen next, I come home to my breath and to myself. I change planes easily, without trouble, either external or internal.

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