Broken Open (Elizabeth Lesser)
I just finished reading Broken Open and there are a few paragraphs/quotes that I'd like to keep:
We all have closed loops in our lives and people whom we have exiled to the outside of the circle. A good question to ask is, Do I really need to keep that person on the outskirts anymore? What would it take to give him or her a new title? Haven't I stayed angry or shut down long enough? Vengeance or protection or coldheartedness may have served a purpose in the past, but could forgiveness be a better balm now?
We all have closed loops in our lives and people whom we have exiled to the outside of the circle. A good question to ask is, Do I really need to keep that person on the outskirts anymore? What would it take to give him or her a new title? Haven't I stayed angry or shut down long enough? Vengeance or protection or coldheartedness may have served a purpose in the past, but could forgiveness be a better balm now?
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