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It’s not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us.

By Stephen Covey
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Stephen R. Covey (1932–2012) was an American educator, author, businessman, and motivational speaker. He cofounded FranklinCovey, an organization focused on leadership development and business training, and was most well-known for his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, which has sold over twenty million copies.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageTrauma has become so commonplace that most people don’t even recognize its presence. It affects everyone. Each of us has had a traumatic experience at some point in our lives, regardless of whether it left us with an obvious case of post-traumatic stress.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageI have come to the conclusion that human beings are born with an innate capacity to triumph over trauma. I believe not only that trauma is curable, but that the healing process can be a catalyst for profound awakening—a portal opening to emotional and genuine spiritual transformation.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageAlthough humans rarely die from trauma, if we do not resolve it, our lives can be severely diminished by its effects. Some people have even described this situation as a ‘living death.’

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FindCenter Quotes ImageTrauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageTrauma is hell on earth. Trauma resolved is a gift from the gods.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageI thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, however, turns out to be not a state but a process.

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