As a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, cousin, friend, licensed professional, fellow human being/traveler, and last but NOT least, humble daughter of our Creator God, I am grateful for Al Pesso and Diane Boyden Pesso being brought into my life as some of my life’s master teachers and exquisite role models. I am deeply humbled and indebted to Al and Diane for so selflessly sharing the fruits of their marriage and life’s work/journey through PBSP. All of my relationships have been positively transformed as a direct result of my personal experience with PBSP. In essence, for me, participating in PBSP experiential groups and in one-on-one structures, respectively with Gus Kaufmann and Al Pesso, has completely transformed my life on every level, both personally and professionally. Because of my exposure to PBSP, for the first time in 52 years I am now able to fully step out unencumbered and creatively embrace my life-long dreams and God-given potential with a sense of place and purpose. Most significant is the difference PBSP has made in my relationship with my spouse, my soul mate. For the first time since we first laid eyes on each other more than 20 years ago, we are now communicating and experiencing one another on a level I thought only possible in a made-for-TV Hallmark romance movie or a Harlequin romance novel. To put it succinctly, my husband and I are only now awakening to actively experience and taste the joy and sweetness of our union. It is as though we are seeing each other and pleasuring in each other through clearer eyes and keener senses. Metaphorically, both of us feel like we are experiencing the Garden of Eden or a bit of heaven on earth. Now, for the first time, we view ourselves as active “participants and contributors” in the dance called “life” instead of simply passive “observers and spectators” or dull “side-line wall-flowers.” We rejoice that we now delight in one another like never before! We both never dreamed we could possibly or ever would experience our love on such a divine level here on earth. Perhaps even more astounding for me, is the fact that my husband and I are now, for the very first time, on the same sheet of music and are currently looking forward to the possibility of emerging together and deepening our marriage union even further in order that we, too, like Al and Diane, will live the remainder of our God-given days well-grounded here on earth, authentically (as humanly possible) serving others, through God’s grace, our life’s purpose. That is, we are mutually and enthusiastically seeking our part in life’s symphony; and are eternally grateful to God for providing us with the gift of PBSP. We just recently booked our reservations at Strolling Woods for the next PBSP group experiential weekend and we are eagerly anticipating the next steps on the path of our journey. We hope to emerge with an ever clearer vision and understanding of our life’s purpose. This is a huge step for us and another exciting first! It seems like we are entering a new developmental phase in our lives both individually and as a united couple. This is also another answer to prayer for me; for, until now, my husband refused to attend any group counseling because, according to him, he’s just “not good in groups”, and he’s “uncomfortable in groups”. He is now for the very first time open to trusting the process and requested that I sign up for us both, plus private one to one session time with Al. Needless to say, I was thrilled and immediately followed through with my husband's requests. As I sit here writing about my experiences, I recognize that many who read this may be a bit “turned off” by what may seem like effusive enthusiasm. It is my heart-felt hope that those who take the time to read this testimony will receive it in the spirit that it is intended. Through this writing I am representing my own unique experience. Each person who experiences PBSP will experience it in their unique way, too though it is impossible for me to imagine that any human being could attend any PBSP group without being positively changed on some level. I believe all we human beings are created the same with the same basic needs. None of us had perfect parents, so we all have deficits. These deficits interfere with all our relationships throughout life; that is, until we consciously decide to heal these deficits or “life wounds” handed down to us through our biological ancestors. Accordingly, we all need healing medicine. My husband and I are merely fellow travelers who desire to clear out all the residue (crap) that frequently gets in the way of our experiencing each other without this very unhealthy stuff (largely due to our respective past histories and deficits that we carried into our marriage). PBSP is helping us do that by providing an antidote in just the precise dosage that we each are able to take in and metabolize at the time through each new PBSP experience. Simply put, PBSP is our medicine of choice. Again, I wish to convey my deepest heartfelt gratitude to our Almighty Creator God for providing my husband and me with the gift of Al and Diane, whose life’s work through PBSP, in my humble opinion, is living evidence of God’s abiding love for us all. For me, now, with each passing day it is becoming (as I am becoming) increasingly more clear what God’s love really means. It’s simply AWESOME and so is PBSP. May God continue to bless Al and Diane Pesso and PBSP. |
