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"Picture in your mind that there is a little girl who lives in your shirt pocket.  Take her out and look at her standing in the palm of your hand.  Notice how sad she looks.  She’s been mistreated most of her life.  She’s been belittled, hurt, abused; she’s gotten dirty and wet, felt cold, hungry and lonely.  Not only have other people made her feel this way, but so have you – by ignoring her needs and prolonging her pain.  Can you picture her little face looking up at you?  Why were you as mean to her as everyone else had been?  She looked to you for love and kindness and you provided none, instead blaming her for causing what was not her fault.  Did you perhaps feel that there must have been a reason all these bad things happened and that she must have deserved such misfortune?  Have you become so hardened and cynical by the let-downs of life that there’s no compassion left inside your heart for someone else?  For yourself?  That’s right.  That little girl is you.  Now try and remember all of the things that have happened in your life that hurt you.  It’s not fair, is it?  All you’ve ever wanted was for the pain to stop, for that hole in your belly to heal.  You’ve been looking for something or someone to make you feel better, to change your life.  Well, that someone has been with you the whole time, just look in the mirror.  It’s not too late.  Now take that little girl and clean her up.  Give her some healthy food and nice clothes.  Make her look pretty.  Tell her that she’s wonderful and that you love her.  Tell her that she can do anything and that you will help her to have a wonderful life from this point on.  Then put her back in your pocket, next to your heart, and never forget she is there...."