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Old stories are like old friends, she used to say. You have to visit them from time to time.”
“Real healing is definitely doable and life-changing, but it will take time—great transformations are normally things you will have to work for. And there is nothing wrong with that.”
― Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future
― Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future
“We have all hurt someone tremendously, whether by intent or accident. We have all loved someone tremendously, whether by intent or accident. it is an intrinsic human trait, and a deep responsibility, I think, to be an organ and a blade. But, learning to forgive ourselves and others because we have not chosen wisely is what makes us most human. We make horrible mistakes. It's how we learn. We breathe love. It's how we learn. And it is inevitable.”
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“The real you is not your initial reaction. The real you is your response that comes after your reaction. The real you is the one who can weave out of the grasp of the past and produce an authentic response that is based in the present.”
― Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future
― Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future
“The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other's light.”
― Nothing Personal
― Nothing Personal
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