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Every time I refused to believe in and act on the American Dream, I was punished severely. Because everyone else has invested so much of their money and lives in this dream that it freaks them out when other people deviate—let alone take a
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“For people who’ve experienced trauma, mindfulness meditation can exacerbate symptoms of traumatic stress.”
― Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing
― Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing
“The practice of designing gardens had originated in the temples of China, where the work was done by monks. Gardens were created to approximate the idea of a paradise in the afterlife.”
― The Garden of Evening Mists
― The Garden of Evening Mists
“I’ve heard a sip of gin will make you immune to mosquitoes and other pests.”
― Eileen
― Eileen
“I saw in one flash that the most courageous thing a person can do is to love without being afraid.”
― Every Last Cuckoo
― Every Last Cuckoo
“Children of narcissists emerge from this crucible with a common and most serious problem. They feel that they do not have the right to exist.”
― Trapped in the Mirror: The Psychology of Healing Childhood Trauma for Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
― Trapped in the Mirror: The Psychology of Healing Childhood Trauma for Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
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Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Business, Chick-lit, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Cooking, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Food, Gay and Lesbian, Graphic novels, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, Young-adult, and cozy-mystery
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