Reawakening your Greatness
I felt your pain as if it were my own. I wanted it to be my fault. That way I could fix it myself. I thought my love for you gave me the right to take your pain onto myself. It didn’t. I guess I had to learn that. You have to fix yourself by yourself. I know that you will be able to do it.
If there’s an upside to all this, I guess it’s this: I acquired a new faith.
Faith in YOU.
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