Homecoming--Inner Child Work

It seems the more things change, the more they remain the same. I felt called to reread a book a couple of weeks ago. It's "Homecoming" by John Bradshaw. Bradshaw I'd describe as the "Dr. Phil" of the 80's. It's not so much that he brought anything NEW to psychology, but he brought to public attention so many other folks' good ideas that he did a lot of good for us folks from addiction-ridden families. Anyway, in looking at it for the first time since I initially worked through it in 1992, I discovered a theory of 13-year cycles in our emotional development. Hmmm......2005 - 1992 = 13! It then lines out the age ranges: 0-13; 13-26; 26-39; 39-52; etc. My age in 1992--39! My current age--52! Someone in a 12-step program once told me the adage "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear!" It looks like I need more lessons from this book; I'm working through some of the meditations Bradshaw presents again, and they are bearing fruit, and baring pain. It's the onion principle at work: In healing work, one peels a layer at a time, with tears. Thanks be to God for guidance that seems to come out of the blue. Thanks be to God that I pull my head out occasionally to listen it!