it is only to the extent that ...

it is only to the extent that we are willing to expose ourselves again and again to annihilation that we are able to find that part of ourselves that is indestructible.
it is only to the extent that we are willing to expose ourselves again and again to annihilation that we are able to find that part of ourselves that is indestructible.

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When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless.
The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.
The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.