Jamie Rowe

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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

by Miguel Ruiz

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Jamie Rowe said: " I don't accept any of the new age/you are God stuff. But, I love parts of this book, especially the 'Don't take anything personally' chapter. ...more "

Aug 22, 2014 07:38AM · see review

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“Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back.”
― Anne Lamott

tags: forgiveness, retribution

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“God's salvation does not come in response to a changed life. A changed life comes in response to the salvation, offered as a free gift.”
― Timothy Keller, Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters

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“The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.”
― Tim Keller

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“Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back. You're done. It doesn't necessarily mean that you want to have lunch with the person. If you keep hitting back, you stay trapped in the nightmare...”
― Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

tags: forgiveness

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“It's funny how, even long after you've accepted the grief of losing someone you love and truly have gotten on with your life, every once in a while something comes up that plays "gotcha," and for a moment or tow the car tissue seperates and the wound is raw again.”
― Mary Higgins Clark, The Second Time Around

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