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"Was gifted this in the format of an advent calendar (thanks, Annette!) - looking forward to reading it!" — Dec 02, 2025 06:41AM
"Was gifted this in the format of an advent calendar (thanks, Annette!) - looking forward to reading it!" — Dec 02, 2025 06:41AM
Embodiment is the self in motion, the living, breathing story of who you are and the culture and people you have come from.
“I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.”
― The Complete Poems of D.H. Lawrence
― The Complete Poems of D.H. Lawrence
“Trifles make the sum of life. ”
― David Copperfield
― David Copperfield
“our imperfections are not inadequacies;”
― The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
― The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
“When I was growing up I always wanted to be someone. Now I realize I should have been more specific.”
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“I’m going to tell you something important. Grown-ups don’t look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they’re big and thoughtless and they always know what they’re doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. The truth is, there aren’t any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world.” She thought for a moment. Then she smiled. “Except for Granny, of course.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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