“Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.”
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“She only nodded. "It's all we are in the end. Our stories.”
― Medicine Walk
― Medicine Walk
“The future was also the place where the bad stuff waited in ambush. My children were embarking on their futures in fragile vessels, and I trembled. I wanted to remove obstacles, smooth their way, I wanted to change their childhoods. I needed to be right all the time, I wanted them to listen to me, learn from my mistakes, and save themselves a lot of grief. Well, now I know I can control my tongue, my temper, and my appetites, but that's it. I have no effect on weather, traffic, or luck. I can't make good things happen. I can't keep anybody safe. I can't influence the future and I can't fix up the past.
What a relief.”
― A Three Dog Life
What a relief.”
― A Three Dog Life
“Accepting things as they are is difficult. A lot of people go to war with reality.”
― Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say
― Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say
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