The maze unfurls itself before me, beckoning. I realize I know where I am, and how to find my way back
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I don’t need to justify my behavior, to acknowledge the messiness of my past, but I want to. Talking about it wrests away the control it’s had over me. Talking about it razes the shame, leaving room for another emotion to rise in its place
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I shouldn’t feel like I need to explain or justify my behavior. No one needs to be comfortable with my motivations but me
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realizing I will never again be the main spectacle at the party, the engine that makes it go, and not missing that role at all.
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I’ve felt new to myself, open to whatever I might find—good or bad, soothing or disconcerting, familiar or strange
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I’ve made so many decisions that have taken me away from myself, that have made it impossible to know who I am, and I’m ready to chart the path back
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As with every fire I’ve gone to, you will rebuild and be in a better, safer place going forward
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Just like other injuries you’ve recovered from, this will be painful, frustrating, demoralizing
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You cannot do this on your own
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Just as you’ve sought help before for your leg, you need to ask for help from your friends and family