#2. In Pain
SPEAKER: I always wanted three kids. Two boys and a girl. Mindy wanted two girls and a boy. We never could agree on anything.
SPEAKER: Well, she had her first child last week. A girl. With her new husband... And, thank God, you know... I'm glad for her, Because she deserves... LEADER: Everyone, let's thank Thomas for sharing himself with us. EVERYONE: Thank you, Thomas.
LEADER: I look around this room and I see a lot of courage. And it gives me strength. We give each other strength.
LEADER: It's time for the one-on-one. Let's follow Thomas's good example and really open ourselves up. LEADER: Could you find a partner?
JACK: And this is how I met the big moosie. His eyes already shrink-wrapped in tears. Knees together. Those awkward little steps.
BOB: My name is Bob.
JACK: Bob?
JACK: Bob had been a champion bodybuilder. You know that chest expansion program on late-night TV? That was his idea.
BOB I was a juicer. You know, using steroids? Diabonol, Wisterol... They use that on racehorses, for Christ sake. And now I'm bankrupt. I'm divorced. My two grown kids wouldn't even return my phone calls... JACK: Strangers with this kind of honesty make me go a big rubbery one.
BOB: Go ahead, Cornelius. You can cry.
JACK: And then... something happened. I let go.
BOB: That's really good. JACK: Lost in oblivion. Dark and silent and complete.
JACK: I found freedom. Losing all hope was freedom. It's OK. JACK: Babies don't sleep this well. I became addicted.
JACK: If I didn't say anything, people always assumed the worst. They cried harder. Then I cried harder.
LEADER: Now, we're going to open the green door, the heart chakra... JACK: I wasn't really dying, I wasn't host to cancer or parasites. I was the warm little center that the life of this world crowded around.
LEADER: Imagine your pain as a white ball of healing light. It moves over your body, healing you. Now keep this going. Remember to breathe. and step forward, through the back door of the room. Where does it lead? To your cave. Step forward into your cave.
LEADER'S VOICE That's right. You're going deeper into your cave. And you're going to find your power animal... PENGUIN: Slide.
JACK: Every evening I died. And every evening I was born again. Resurrected.
JACK: Bob loved me because he thought my testicles were removed too. Being there, pressed against his tits, ready to cry. This was my vacation. And, she ruined everything.
