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there's a field of psychology (classically psychoanalytic thought) that believes in naming the past in order to overcome subconscious burdens. personally, i believe in this process when mixed with a dash of mindfulness and a teaspoon of cognitive behavioral therapy. today, i bask in the brilliance of identifying just what i need to let go of - and then presto, enchanting my reality with the knowledge that i can choose who exists (most of the time) within it. further, a valuable goal of psychoanalytic
therapy entails the capacity to shift abstract sensations into language or explicit images. today, i am looking at and hearing all that i can remember about icky aspects of my past. the red of that car. the yellow of this room. the whisper of our nights. the ghosts are dancing freely and decadently in my mind. but i know the ghosts are no longer real. now my sisters and my dearest friends - may you no longer be confused with ghostly strangers - for i now recognize the difference. my sisters and dearest friends are full of substantiated grace, warmth and beauty.