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C.S. Lewis says no one ever told me…

“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” – C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

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John Lennon says we need to learn to love ourselves first…

“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to … Continue reading

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James Baldwin says love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without…

“Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” – James Baldwin

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Derrick Jensen says what if the point of life…

“What if the point of life has nothing to do with the creation of an ever-expanding region of control? What if the point is not to keep at bay all those people, beings, objects and emotions that we so needlessly … Continue reading

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Erica Jong says I have accepted fear as part of life…

“I have accepted fear as part of life – specifically the fear of change… I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back….” – Erica Jong

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William Shakespeare says where love is great…

Where love is great, the littlest doubts are fear; When little fears grow great, great love grows there. – William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III, Scene 2, Line 181

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Marianne Williamson says we were born with love…

“Love is what we were born with.  Fear is what we learned here.” – Marianne Williamson

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