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Henri J.M. Nouwen

“You find it hard not to mention your own pains and sorrows to those you are trying to help. You feel that what belongs to the core of your humanity should not be hidden. You want to be a fellow traveler, not a distant guide. The main question is “Do you own your pain?” As long as you do not own your pain—that is, integrate your pain into your way of being in the world—the danger exists that you will use the other to seek healing for yourself. When you speak to others about your pain without fully owning it, you expect something from them that they cannot give.”

Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom
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The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom by Henri J.M. Nouwen
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