"Sometimes when you get older ... things you think on and
wish on start to seem real. And then you believe them, and
before you know it they're a part of your history ... "
Sara Gruen
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
There is a great deal of emphasis on recreating your personal story to heal trauma. With artistic paintings, sketches, music scores, or fictional writing, old memories are released and pain replaced with beauty and joy.
And so what if in time, you forget and entirely believe the imaginary rewrite? Are we then offended when another person corrects us and tells us our story is not accurate? Is using creative correction more healing than harmful?
Our lives need balance, but adding a little creative splash can be of great comfort. Deep inside no one entirely forgets trauma and there is power when we focus on the positive outcomes or down play the scars left behind. Life is a process and we are the authors of our personal history.
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