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“Does love bring, even if unconsciously, the delusional arrogance of expecting never to be touched by grief?”
― Notes on Grief
― Notes on Grief
“Vulnerability is strength.
When you build walls within you believing it will keep you safe, that becomes your greatest weakness for it will it keep you from the most important catalyst for growth: - HUMAN CONNECTIONS.”
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When you build walls within you believing it will keep you safe, that becomes your greatest weakness for it will it keep you from the most important catalyst for growth: - HUMAN CONNECTIONS.”
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“We all know how loving ends. But I want to fall in love with the world anyway, to let it crack me open. I want to feel what there is to feel while I am here.”
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

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