The Restory Retreat Centre

Mily, as photographed by Frans Marais I have a cat. No, wrong assumption: The cat is not mine. We cohabit, Mily and I. She loves me like cats do: by choosing my lap for a nap or perching on my hip until I wake to walk her to her bowl. She shows her contentment with our arrangement by sleeping in utter abandonment, stretched out, totally vulnerable totally trusting. I am afraid that I love her too much. That someday she will not be here anymore and I will so miss her weight on my hip as I awake to her purring. She is irreplaceable not being owned by me. She will have shared all of her life with me. That is all. Matilda

Exploring the Enneagram through Art (continued) The Signature of this personality is their genuine generosity and helpfulness. The unconscious childhood message they received however, was that it isn’t good to have your own needs. They therefore have insecurities about others’ affections for them and reach out to others in an attempt to be needed and loved. This may lead to Twos losing touch with their own needs and hurts. They may even believe that they themselves don’t need support and take great pride in this.This pride blinds them to their own needs which get neglected in favour of the feeling of well-being they experience from helping others. The result in the long run may be physical, emotional and even financial burn-out. They connect with their own Life essence when they learn to nurture themselves and look after their own needs. Two’s come to the realization that love cannot be earned.They become aware of unconditional love which is always present and always availabl...