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Julia Edelman's avatar

Been thinking a lot about this idea of what our suffering means, and if sometimes it just exists and doesn’t need any meaning at all. As a writer I think it’s always comforting to think our pain will help us transform and grow, but in the moment it never feels that way. A good reminder to sometimes just let pain be pain and feel it. Thank you for sharing 🩷

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Donna Wies's avatar

Thank you. I can't tell you how much I loved this essay. In a society that worships productivity, even healing from trauma and grief has to have some sort of spiritual deliverable. It's got to be OK to feel the feelings and just Be.

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