We are made of all those who have built and broken us.
Atticus
Do you agree with this quote? I think there is truth in these words. I am, in fact, comprised of bits and pieces of what he speaks of, but this does NOT mean I am solely defined by these particular bits and pieces.
Absolutely. I agree with it.
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Thank you for your comment, Crandew. Appreciate you! 😉
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I don’t really agree. We have a lot influences good and bad, but how much do they really make us? How about “She conquered her demons and wore her scars like wings.”?
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Thanks, Timothy! Great point made! I love the alternative you came up with it’s beautiful…so beautiful!
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It’s attributed to Atticus Finch.
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Love you for that. 😉
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I don’t agree completely. We many contain within ourselves fragments of those who’ve built and broken us, but we inherently come with a potential to rise above them. Like the previous comment wisely says, we may be able to conquer those fragments that don’t exactly belong to us, the ones of the “demons.” We are a product of our experiences, but we are NOT our experiences.
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Sam Sam, such a philosophical response! I am very proud. Wonderfully well-thought-out, my friend! Thank you for commenting!
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My pleasure 🤍
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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So true.
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Thank you, James. I appreciate you taking the time to make such a thoughtful comment. I enjoy your blog very much, by the way, and am glad you visited mine! 😉
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Pleasure. Have a wonderful day.
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What if? We are not so much built and broken by others as we are built and broken by how we respond to their building and breaking of us. Blessings, Peter.
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I absolutely LOVE that answer, Peter! Thank you for sharing that, my dear friend. XOXO, Eleanor
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Like mountains. Some is broken and very flawed. Some has been tried and true. And I guess every mountain has its comeliness because of each.
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Broken us, enlightened us, and inspired us! Everyone one of them influences our being’s outcome. 🙂
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Thank you, Susi. I appreciate you reading and taking the time to make such a thoughtful comment. XOXO, Eleanor
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You are welcome, Eleanor! 🙂
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Indeed. 🙏🏻🪐💙
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❤👌🏻
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