A clasp that can’t be fixed. A lone earring with no mate. A dream you swore you’d get back to someday.In my latest Write of Passage essay, I open the metaphorical drawer we all carry—the one full of broken pieces we’re too sentimental or scared to throw away.Maybe it’s time to let go. Maybe healing begins with clearing space.
Read (or listen) to Throw Out the Broken Pieces—and ask yourself what you’re really holding onto.
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