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What does it mean?
Carrying childhood experiences forward prevents psychological aging.
In plain terms
If you hold onto your childhood, you stay young inside.
What can you take from it?
Letting go of the past is necessary for growth.

Where it applies

  • personal growth
  • parenting
  • life reviews

Putting it to work

  • release past attachments
  • embrace change

Questions to consider

  • Why do people hold onto childhood?
  • How does attachment stop growth?

Another view

Childhood memories can also provide valuable identity.

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