"Today I See the Sunrise"
Daily Meditations for Survivors of Torture and Abuse
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"JANUARY 1 Can I, a tortured soul, find glimpses of happiness? If I end it all now, I’ll never know if I’ll meet those persons or that Person who brings joy, enlightenment, belief and restore me to my native self. It takes more courage to live day by day with the burden of betrayal by other human beings we may have trusted. – More courage to live than to die at our own hands. Can I now summon the courage to live just one more day? For today, I will remember it takes more courage to live than to die – may I ask the Divine for that strength."
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Uplifting meditations designed for readers who have been victims of torture, abuse, and cruelty at the hands of other human beings. Written to bring hope and comfort to victims of domestic or partner abuse or child abuse, service members with PTSD, victims of torture in declared and undeclared wars and forced conscription, victims of sexual abuse and slavery, victims of unjust labor practices and genocide. This is not a book about retribution but about recognizing our individual and collective suffering. Once we become able to cherish and hold sacred our own and one another’s broken hearts, we stand to face our perpetrators as survivors. We learn that we are stronger because of our experiences. And perhaps we also learn to forgive.
About the Author
Julie A. Cipolla is an inspirational writer who hopes to bring into the world uplifting writings that will help make possible a more just and loving place for all to live. She enjoys residing in her warm and cozy one-room “castle” in Park Slope, Brooklyn, in New York City.