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Like the lotus flower that is born out of mud, we must honor the darkest parts of ourselves and the most painful of our life’s experiences, because they are what allow us to birth our most beautiful self.

Debbie Ford

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Debbie Ford
Age: 57 †
Born: 1955
Born: October 1
Died: 2013
Died: February 17
Author
Radio Personality
Writer
La Jolla
California
Like
Flower
Lotuses
Honor
Lotus
Birth
Darkest
Born
Mud
Beautiful
Experiences
Self
Painful
Must
Parts
Life
Allow

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