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Tears collected in my eyes as I walked up the hill. I wasn’t crying for my mother—or myself—or even that poor homeless man. I was crying for all of us. There’s so much pain everywhere, and we just close our eyes to it. The truth is we’re
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“My life purpose has always been to make Mom happy, to be who she wants me to be. So without Mom, who am I supposed to be now?”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“Sexual healing and general recovery need to work together in the same way that music and lyrics work together to make a song: They alternate and blend together at different times. They are complementary, not isolated, experiences.”
― The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
― The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
“She held herself until the sobs of the child inside subsided entirely. I love you, she told herself. It will all be okay.”
― Shadow Selves
― Shadow Selves
“Everyone is born creative; everyone is given a box of crayons in kidergarten. Then wen you hit puberty they take te crayons away and replace them with dry, uninspiring books on agebra, history, ect. Being suddenly hit years later with the 'creative bug' is just a wee voice telling you, 'I'd like my crayons back, please.”
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