The real thing that we ...

The real thing that we renounce is the tenacious hope that we could be saved from being who we are.
The real thing that we renounce is the tenacious hope that we could be saved from being who we are.

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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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.