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Did you know there is a bright side to trauma?

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Shasta Kearns Moore
Aug 22, 2021
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“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” — Rumi

A sign stating “Everything is going to be OK” hangs above a messy chalkboard calendar with numerous details written in and a wooden dry sink with knickknacks on it.
Photo by Keith Sheffield Photography

In a crisis, my focus narrows. Time slows down. I can no longer think about next month, next week or even tomorrow. 

There is only right here and now.

In a crisis, I cannot see the forest for the trees. Sometimes I can’t even see the trees for the needles.

But wh…

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