So here I am, tears taking a glimpse into the world, heart aching and beating fast, hands cold, shivery and slightly running out of breath. I've realised that I'm not as strong as I probably thought I was because today, typing up this long over-due article, I'm actually in tears and broken as I face the inevitable truth. Its time to let go. The Cambridge online dictionary describes this term as "to stop holding something or to stop thinking about or being angry about the past or something that happened in the past". Here I am, unable and not ready to "stop". If we look at this definition broadly, I would say it dehumanises the victims of the act, does not consider the emotions, the level of damage letting go has on the individual, the process of forgiving, forgetting and accepting whatever's happened or happening. So how does one simply "stop holding" onto that which is dear to them? or that which has left them scarred for life? Remem...
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