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Not waiting for someone to give you what you can give yourself.
Rob Brezsny
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BLASPHEMOUS REVERENCE. Acting on the knowledge that the most efficacious form or devotion to the Divine Wow is tinctured with playful or mischievous behavior that prevents the buildup of fanaticism.
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Mojo grace means the shocking benevolence of a mysterious force beyond our comprehension.
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