My daughter had carried within her a story that kept hurting her: Her dad abandoned her. She started telling herself a new story. Her dad had done the best he could. He wasn't capable of giving more. It had nothing to do with her. She could no longer take it personally.

Life's Little Detours: 50 Lessons to Find and Hold onto Happiness (ed. Hachette UK, 2010) - ISBN: 9781409122234