What thoughts are so important that it is worth holding on to them even when they make you miserable? Why are you holding on?
BERNIE SIEGEL
BERNIE SIEGEL
Bernie Siegel on feelings
Bernie Siegel143 quotes“What thoughts are so important that it is worth holding on to them even when they make you miserable? Why are you holding on?”
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