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“Martha," she said. "Just let it go." "I'm trying," I said. I want to explain to her that this was like telling someone who has been mauled to death by a bear to let the animal go while it was still worrying what was left of her leg. I didn't have my situation; it had me. There was nothing I wanted more than to let go of it, but I didn't know how. I eventually figured it out, but the method that works for me proved to be exactly the opposite of what Debra intended. She meant that I should never tell the story, but telling the story is the only way to let go of trauma. Letting it go is precisely what I am doing now, in the hopes that it will help others in similar situations find the courage to tell their stories, but I sincerely doubt that Debra will approve.”

TruthLetting GoSurvivalAbuseFundamentalismControversy
Author:Martha Beck
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“As parents one of the biggest jobs we have, is teaching our children how to resolve problems effectively. We live in an era where everyone is quick to act the fool over simple issues. As we used to say when I was on the streets, ‘everybody wants to cut a movie’.”

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Book:The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father
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“Nothing in life is yours to keep—not your children, not your friends and family, not your lover, not your material possessions, not your youth and vitality, not your struggles (which is great news) or successes, not your body and not even your life. Everything in life is given to you for a short period of time, to enjoy, to learn from, to appreciate and to love, but never to keep.”

GratitudeLetting GoAppreciationKeep An Open MindHappiness LifeLove EverythingNo Attachment
Book:15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy: An Inspiring Guide to Discovering Effortless Joy
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“He just can't let her go it's not the sound of her laugh or the softness of her skin that he misses the most it's the way she loved him like no one ever has the way she held him when he was hurting her the way she felt his pain like it was her own and he just wasn't ready to let all of that go yet this morning he opened his eyes and she was gone”

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Book:It Starts Like This: a collection of poetry
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