Reconciliation
a poem that documents growth
Reconciling over what previously would have spelled the end of a friendship is the character redemption arc that happened to me today.
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Reconciliation — what does it mean to you? At what times do you think it’s acceptable or the right choice to make? At what times do you think it’s unacceptable or not the right choice to make?
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Hi I’m Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) and I like this feeling. Especially as someone who was pushed to reconcile for far too long, I had a rebound period where when I was free to make my decisions, I made ones that swung all the way to the other side. It took some time to recalibrate for situations where some level of nuance and forgiveness is safely possible, and getting there, damn, that feeling is so good. To have found a space where I can safely allow reconciliation without it being the mechanism for further perpetuating past harm, that feels so good. For that, I am grateful ❤
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