Does anything in nature despair except man? An animal with a foot caught in a trap does not seem to despair. It is too busy trying to survive. It is all closed in, to a kind of still, intense waiting. Is this a key? Keep busy with survival. Imitate the trees. Learn to lose in order to recover, and remember that nothing stays the same for long, not even pain, psychic pain. Sit it out. Let it all pass. Let it go. May Sarton
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When we feel as though we are stuck or sad, it is usually because we do not know how to release the pain and move on to a better place. It is as though we want to hold onto the pain and keep it alive within us. This quote reminds us that we should not let the past cause us to be stuck in despair and that we should learn to accept that which happens and move on, learning from the experience and moving closer to what we really want.

Source: Journal Of A Solitude

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