"Most often, I think, we are wounded during our childhood. There is a reason that as people age, they tell the stories of their childhood over and over again. In the telling, there is acknowledgement. In the telling, we remember the story, sometimes relive the embellishments as much as the facts and acknowledge how much both elements have wounded us. In the acknowledgement, slowly comes the acceptance. Acceptance of both fact and fiction, of pain and joy, of the wholeness of the story and complexity of reality - it is this acceptance that brings us back to a state of healing. For we learn something much deeper than the lesson of forgiveness. We learn what it means to love even the hard pieces. To love them healthily. Not to cling, hold and cherish our pain - but to love it enough to hold it softly and release it gently. To love ourselves enough to shift into new understanding. To love ourselves back to wholeness."
~ The Quaker Scholar
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~ The Quaker Scholar
More at http://quakerscholar.livejournal.com
Artwork by Frances Gearhart https://artsy.net/artist/frances-gearhart
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Reliving some things just today--nothing horrible; just some old fears surfacing and working through them with the help of a friend with a different outlook. Your comment makes so much sense!
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen, I'm pleased the quote related to you today.
ReplyDeleteEveryone should read this post. It would help them with their past -- barbara
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