[Christin Spoolstra]

Moving this discussion from the takeout window per Lace’s request. I cannot figure out how to attach an image here, so I’ll write out the text of the OP.

Lace’s commentary on top: Let’s pivot to the work we do here. This is both of encouragement and an exhortation.

OP: It doesn’t matter who you used to be; what matters is who you decide to be today. You are not your mistakes. You are not your mishaps. You are not your past. You are not your wounds. You can decide differently today and at every moment. Please remember that. You are offered a new opportunity with each breath to think, choose, decide and act in a way that supports you in being all that you are capable of being. You are not less than. You are enough. credit: Alysha Waghorn @girlandhermagic

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[Rebecca McClinton]

When first reading this it felt like it lacked responsibility and accountability. Love Christin Spoolstras remarks on the both/and in response to that. I will always be the person who did the harmful things I did and I have to hold that to account, but the way I can hold it to account is by daily amends, taking action daily to lean into (and up and through) the work rather than resorting to fleeing or freezing.

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