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“This is how we release ourselves from the prison of avoidance—we let the feelings come. We let them move through us. And then we let them go.”
― The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life
― The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life
“Systems do not maintain themselves; even our lack of intervention is an act of maintenance. Every structure in every society is upheld by the active and passive assistance of other human beings.”
― The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
― The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
“Perfectionism is the belief that something is broken - you. So you dress up your brokenness with degrees, achievements, accolades, pieces of paper, none of which can fix what you think you are fixing.”
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
“When a couple tells me they never fight, I say, “Then you don’t have intimacy, either.” Conflict is human. When we avoid conflict, we’re actually moving closer to tyranny than to peace.”
― The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life
― The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life
“Our painful experiences aren’t a liability—they’re a gift. They give us perspective and meaning, an opportunity to find our unique purpose and our strength.”
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
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