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Healing Is Not Forgetting What Happened; It’s Deciding It No Longer Controls You – THE CONUNDRUMS QUOTATIONS PROJECT – CQ-019

Posted on August 25, 2026 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Healing involves transforming our relationship with memory, not erasing it. It’s about acknowledging the past’s impact without letting it control us. True healing enables individuals and communities to carry memories while reclaiming authority over their lives. Justice must balance accountability with the potential for personal and communal transformation. Continue reading →

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I Know Why the Caged Poet Sings

Posted on October 23, 2025 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Some of my favorite poets happen to be named William – William Shakespeare, William Blake, William Wordsworth, and William Carlos Williams. When I meet most people, I often ask them what their names mean or the backstory of their names. … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 65 Years of Life

Posted on October 1, 2025 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

I saw the best minds of my generation drop out of school and get their education on the streets, in the schools of hard knocks: in group homes, reform schools, jails, reformatories, insane asylums, and prisons. They dropped out of … Continue reading →

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There are no second acts in American lives?

Posted on November 15, 2013 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote, “There are no second acts in American lives.” That’s only true if your life is a one act play! I’m in my third act, approaching the climatic scene, and the denouement won’t be anti-climatic!

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