Miss Smith was chewing the French up in her mouth, grinding it down with her molars and expelling the powdered dust of its remains.
“We must forgive those we feel have wronged us, not because they deserve to be forgiven, but because we love ourselves so much we don’t want to keep paying for the injustice.”
― The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
― The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
“The research literature has identified three factors that universally lead to stress: uncertainty, the lack of information and the loss of control.”
― When the Body Says No
― When the Body Says No
“Jung suggested: There is no greater burden on a child than the unlived life of a parent.”
― Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living
― Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living
“If you wait too long for the right moment to tell somebody the truth, it’s practically the same as lying.”
― Half a World Away
― Half a World Away
“Somewhere between the fact we know and the anxiety we feel is the reality we live.”5”
― The Blood of Emmett Till
― The Blood of Emmett Till
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