"Although the telling of our story is a learning tool, we must use caution lest we are swept away in the compulsive momentum of automatic, repetitive recitation. A static tale is devoid of life, stuck in the groove of historical limitation. The more we act out in this way, the more we reinforce an addiction to the same false identity. And if we tell ourselves a scary story, we are in fact being re-traumatized at every delivery, providing little room for growth or change.” 

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~Kim Lincoln, Holy Here Wholy You: Discovering Your Authentic Self