Day 2: Naming the Inheritance

"The past is our inheritance — both gift and burden. We carry it everywhere, whether we choose to or not. The only way forward is to get to know it."

Yesterday you met and mothered the girl in the picture. You looked her in the eye and saw the things she was too young to understand, not strong enough to carry, too naïve to name. But you are beginning to know the truth now: not everything that weighs you down is yours to carry.

I’m talking about fears, doubts, burdens, and beliefs that were never ours …