a break for prose:

i just finished reading “trauma and recovery”…ironic that i had only read the trauma section up until now…but now i’ve read both sections :) some quotes that moved me:

Her recovery is based not on the illusion that evil has been overcome, but rather on the knowledge that it has not entirely prevailed and on the hope that restorative love may still be found in the world.

Having encountered evil, she knows how to cling to what is good. Having encountered the fear of death, she knows how to celebrate life.

Only at this point can she contemplate her story as one among many and envision her particular tragedy within the embrace of the human condition.

Her recovery is accomplished; all that remains before her is her life. 

 

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