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The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.

John Eldredge

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John Eldredge
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: June 6
Author
Psychotherapist
Writer
LA
California
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Heart
Long
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Desire reveals design, and design reveals destiny.
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We abandon the most important journey of our lives when we abandon desire. We leave our hearts by the side of the road and head off in the direction of fitting in, getting by, being productive, what have you. Whatever we might gain – money, position, the approval of others, or just absence of the discontent self – it’s not worth it.
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