I No Longer Want to Be the Keeper of My Family’s Past

I No Longer Want to Be the Keeper of My Family’s Past
I am ready to let go of this burden
Beth Bruno
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6 min read·
Jan 10
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My Great, Great, Great-Grandmother, seated — Photo from the archives of Beth BrunoThe past is a vast wilderness. If you spend too much time there you will find yourself hopelessly lost from your current life. The landscape is unchanging and unchangeable. It will always be the same, no matter how many times you go back there.
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