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Reducing the mosaic, then, meant actively removing the false patterns I had imposed. It required what psychologists call cognitive reappraisal, but what felt more like archaeology: carefully brushing away the dirt of assumption to reveal the original tile work underneath. I started small. I asked my father about his day without expecting a certain answer. I thanked my mother for a meal without sarcasm. Each positive interaction was not a solution, but a new, clearer tile being added to the picture. Some days, the old pattern of resentment would snap back into focus, and I would see only the dark tiles again. That is the nature of a mosaic—your eye can always choose to see the grout instead of the glass. -Reducing Mosaic-MIDV-231 After All- I Love My ...

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