THE STATE OF STUCKNESS

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A group of men were on a safari.

Suddenly, the point man stepped into quicksand. Of course, his comrades were crazy with fear, and one of them tossed a rope to John.

Strangely enough, as John sank deeper, and the quicksand rose to his knees, he bent down and... tossed the rope back to Bill. And oddly enough, John wore the biggest smile on his face!

Now, noticing John was up to his waist, another member of the party grabbed a vine, and threw it to John. And with this, John grabbed the vine, and threw it back to Jim.

And within seconds John was up to his chest; still wearing that big grin!

And while the other members of the Safari were absolutely besides themselves, John sank deeper and deeper. And now, John's head disappeared beneath the quicksand, and only bubbles remained on the surface!

As a counselor I often share this little story with my clients, as an illustration of what it looks like to be stuck. I go on to say, "Kinda like the State of Florida. The State of Stuckness."

(and)

"It behooves us, if we discover we are stuck, to grab the rope, and pull ourselves out of the proverbial quicksand."

by Bill McDonald, PhD