The meaning of the turtle yin yang

     As the description of my blog says, I have mental illness.  The picture where my blog name is, is turtles in a yin yang.  I have always loved the meaning of yin Yang's, the give and take kinda thing.  The turtles on the other hand have a very strong meaning to me.
     I have been in counseling since I was 16.  That's how old I was when I first entered a psych ward.  I actually spent Christmas that year in the psych ward.  Anyway, I went into counseling after the psych ward.  I was put in counseling as a adolescent  so my councilor was only supposed to meet with me until I was 18.  Somehow she managed to get 1 more year with me.
      At my last counseling session, she gave me a card and a little toy turtle.  The meaning of the turtle still fits me today.  She said I reminded her of a turtle, "sometimes I go forward, sometimes I go back and sometimes I hide in my shell, but I eventually get where I am going."
     So if anyone found this interesting or familiar, keep reading my blog.  If not, oh well, that's your choice.  More to come.