“Integrating and befriending our shadow, our running mate means balancing yin and yang, reframing our understanding of ourselves and the world, and opening new arrays for meaning and purpose. (“Not without my shadow »)”
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“Our shadow, our second self, is grounding us, preventing us from floating away in illusions of perfection and reminding us to remain humble in our complexity. By not denying our shadow, we engage in the chemistry of our identity and turn fear into force and darkness into guiding light. (“Not without my shadow »)”
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“Love is not a disease but a bridge between patience and expectation. It is a dynamic balancing power to navigate between enduring and aspiring, an interplay between the present and the time to come. The willingness to wait and hold on creates space for growth and transformation. ("When is Happiness?" - "C’est quand le bonheur ?")”
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“When we learn to listen to others and the little child hidden behind our infatuated thinking, we can drop the futile hurly-burly around us and find the time to focus on what is essential in our lives: peace with ourselves and the world, allowing us to surf on the waves of well-being and happiness. If we manage happiness artfully, we learn to discover the serendipitous quality of love. ("Love as dizzy as a cathedral")”
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Judith’s 2025 Year in Books
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