We feel naked without the weight of them on our shoulders. And yet, they are our biggest problem in our lives … They are a burden that prevents us from being really happy … From letting it all go and saying, it's OK... So here we are … We long to cross the river ... But how loathe we are to loosen the straps on the pack and let down our load ... And if we wade into the water with them, wading deeper and deeper, their weight will surely prevent us from reaching the other shore... They will drag us to the bottom and we will drown .... So you ask yourself ... What would Tom Verlaine do? Here's what I think ... We need to see ourselves as we are …
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