I can remember when I hated the past while it was still the present, but I didn't know what to do about it. No one can change the past. I can change the way I am now. I can change the way I view the past. I can learn from the past. But, I can't change it.
Seizing hold of the worst and clinging to it in desperation becomes a self fulfilling proposition. It is not a healthy way to live.
People can survive, even thrive, after terrible experiences. Holocaust survivors are a prime example of that. They look for and find something better. They find hope and work towards it.
There are as many ways to cope with awful things as there are people, but the ones that are the healthiest involve moving forward and letting the past go. It will never be erased, but it doesn't have to rule the present.
The way lies deep inside me and you and everyone else.
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