A part of healing is realising that your commitment to your future must be far greater than your attachment to the past. It’s you choosing growth over familiarity… while yet honoring what shaped you without letting it decide where you're going. Healing doesn't mean erasing the past; it means loosening its grip so that your energy can go toward the life you're building. So, healing begins when your dedication to who you're becoming outweighs your attachment to who you were. Heal… -AA