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Transformation begins in you, wherever you are, whatever has happened, however you are suffering. Transformation is always possible.

Tutu Desmond

To protect our children, we must talk to them about rape.
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Children Protect Sex Violence
Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
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Language Philosophy Power Reality
We are fragile creatures, and it is from this weakness, not despite it, that we discover the possibility of true joy.
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Discover Joy Philosophy Possible True Weakness
Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.
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Argument Improvement One Liner Raise Voice Yourself
Life of wholeness does not depend on what we experience. Wholeness depends on how we experience our lives
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Deep Experience Human Life Live Philosophy Whole
You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.
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Deep Family God Yourself
Forgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering–remembering and not using your right to hit back. Its a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you dont want to repeat what happened.
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Beginning Forget Forgiveness Philosophy
Forgiveness does not relieve someone of responsibility for what they have done. Forgiveness does not erase accountability. It is not about turning a blind eye or even turning the other cheek.
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Accountable Eyes Forgiveness Philosophy Responsibility
The path of joy was connection and the path of sorrow was separation.
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Break Up Connection Joy Path Relationship Separate
We are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water.
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Love Philosophy Plant
Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.
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Deep Discover Humanity Nice Race
I wish I could shut up, but I can’t, and I won’t.
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Myself One Liner
God is transforming the world now–through us–because God loves us.
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God Philosophy Religious Transform World
If you are setting out to be joyful you are not going to end up being joyful. You’re going to find yourself turned in on yourself. It’s like a flower. You open, you blossom, really because of other people.
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Flower Joy People Philosophy Yourself
Much depends on your attitude. If you are filled with negative judgment and anger, then you will feel separate from other people. You will feel lonely.
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Attitude Judge Lonely Negative People Philosophy Separate Yourself
When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said “Let us pray.” We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
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Eyes Land Oppression Religion War

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