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“Mr. Duffy lived a short distance from his body.”
― Dubliners
― Dubliners
“As we come to grips with our own selfishness and stupidity, we make friends with the impostor and accept that we are impoverished and broken and realize that, if we were not, we would be God. The art of gentleness toward ourselves leads to being gentle with others -- and is a natural prerequisite for our presence to God in prayer.”
― Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging
― Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging
“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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“Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.”
― Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging
― Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging
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