The Healing Journey—How the Light Gets In

A friend of mind posted this on Facebook about the new Kevin Kling public television show, Lost & Found:

If you are interested in storytelling, loss, resilience, and thankfulness, I strongly recommend “Kevin Kling: Lost and Found” on local PBS.

The show was first aired last week, but if you missed it you can see it on Minnesota Public TV again on Thursday, Nov. 26 at 7:00 PM. It is a combination of documentary and performance with Kling revealing how his experience of loss and disability and a journey to healing shaped his art and his life.

“And that’s the day my prayers shifted to prayers of thanks. And, I don’t know whether good things started happening because I was saying ‘thank you,’ or I just started noticing things more, but you know, it doesn’t matter. Everyday, I see blessings in my curses.” — Kevin Kling

For more information on the show see this online article.

I love to hear Kevin Kling’s story of hope, resilience, and gratitude. His story is the story of a Wounded Healer. Through his storytelling and performance, Kling’s light shines through the cracks of his losses.

The Wounded Healer archetype was first named by Jung, but has its roots in Greek mythology (the centaur Chiron was a wounded healer). Jung’s closest colleague, Marie Louise Von Franz, said “the wounded healer IS the archetype of the Self [our wholeness, the God within] and is at the bottom of all genuine healing procedures.”

It reminds me of the gifts of my own healing journey, dealing with chronic health challenges for most of my adult life and the stories of others I know who have also dealt with disabilities, health challenges, and life-changing events.

For myself, I can say without doubt, that the blessings of the healing journey far outweigh the pain. Through the journey I have experienced gifts I never imagined.