“The Authority You Never Claimed ¡Text Hug!: 27 Imagine a huge closet called Lost & Found. Inside is a collection of unclaimed authority and power. Any of it belong to you? What if some of what we’re waiting for has already been ours—just unclaimed? Not taken. Not denied. Simply left behind. Authority, in this sense, is not about control over others, but ownership of self—our choices, our voice, and our willingness to act. The question is not whether it exists. The question is whether we recognize it.”
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¡Text Hugs!: Reflections on Life and Human Connection: 365 Original Reflections on Everyday Life
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