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The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions

by Christopher K. Germer

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Oct 14, 2019 06:32AM

“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

tags: humor, scifi

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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
― George Eliot

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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

tags: 1970, inspirational, stories, writing

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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

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“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

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