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You have to be an ally in a difficult time and not turn on yourself with self-shaming thoughts, which makes facing pain intolerable.
Jewel
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Jewel
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: May 23
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Jewel Kilcher
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I never found much comfort in overly organized religion of any sort.
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Cynicism is for lightweights.
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When you're standing in deep water And you're bailing yourself out with a straw And when you're drowning in deep water And you wake up making love to a wall Well it's these little time that help to remind It's nothing without love, love, love
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Everything is temporary if you give it enough time.
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Suffering is everywhere. Don't ever think it isn't. So are miracles. Don't ever think they aren't.
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On my own I generally have very messy hair, wear jeans and sneakers.
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I'm half alive but I feel mostly dead.
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Through Love and through Beauty, we achieve immortality.
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