My Inner Child

This calmness emanates from listening to and comforting my inner child, and from telling a friend that I am really mad about all of the us. A couple of days ago I went inside and saw that my inner child was sitting there, blood red all over, and SHOUTING AT ME. "You are supposed to keep me safe. You didn't do that. I am furious at you. I hate you." I tried to touch her and she would not let me. My therapist suggested trying to comfort her. So I went inside and tried that -- she didn't trust me. But she decided that I could put a sheer cloth around her with a soothing salve. Later yesterday I went inside and got down to her level, starting out close. She told me to go back. I told her that she could be mad and I would stay here. She really liked this and allowed me to move closer and to touch her a bit. Sometime in the middle of the night, when I awoke, I got a picture of a spirit surrounding us, me and my inner child, providing us comfort and holding us both. Mmm...