My Truth not The Truth

Such a critical distinction made beautifully here…every single one of us holds some truths dear, but to believe they are The Truth and not Our Truth or My Truth is the beginning of madness and alienation from all others who have an equal right to their point of view. Thank you, Alexis Rose, I resonate strongly with what you write.

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My truth not The truth! A matter of semantics? Maybe?

I’m presenting at a trauma conference next Saturday and finishing up the final touches of my presentation. I’m going to be talking about healing with courage and resilience in the face of PTSD. I will speak about my path to accepting the truth, the effects of my trauma, how I’m learning to live with my symptoms and my healing process.  I hope to convey to others, to remember and notice those perfect moments in each day (especially the really trying days), celebrate each step towards health and to understand Its a long and never linear process.

As I have been writing and practicing my talk, I noticed something that I had never been able to verbalize before. Really, I’m not sure it was even in my consciousness until now. I speak about how my long repressed memories were…

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