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"Maybe we believe our own story of past pain, injustice, hurt. We believe our victimness defines us. Who would we be without all the stories of the past to examine and re-examine, add to and perpetuate? We believe they give us meaning and context.
"What if our past was just that--past, gone? The reality is it's not here right now. In order to bring the pain, torment and hurt forward, you have to choose to welcome them into your present awareness, then you have to feed the flame of that pain, add fuel to the fire, using your thoughts to enhance and heighten a pain that is not even here as part of the present moment."

Brandon Bays
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