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“Status quo is not very helpful for spiritual growth, for using this short interval between birth and death. On the other hand, expanding our ability to feel comfortable in our own skin and in the world, so that we can be there as much as possible for other people, is a very worthy way to spend a human life.”

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Book:Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World

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