Protecting Against Hurt is What Hurts
Freedom from Trauma
Why let go? After all, each of us has a good reasons to feel hurt.
The key thing is, it’s the very act of letting go that liberates us.
Protecting Against the Hurt is what hurts:
Moving Beyond Pain
“The feeling of hurt comes from the past. It can be transformed by feelings of love in the present. To feel love in the present, the hurt must be let go.”
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