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To that piece in each of us that refuses to be silent.
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Guilt and defensiveness are bricks in a wall against which we all flounder; they serve none of our futures.
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I find I am constantly being encouraged to pluck out some one aspect of myself and present this as the meaningful whole, eclipsing or denying the other parts of self.
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