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Freedom and relationship are polar opposites - they both exist on the same continuum. You DO want a relationship - and you DO want freedom - what you really want is BALANCE, you want wholeness.

Shakti Gawain

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Shakti Gawain
Age: 70 †
Born: 1948
Born: September 30
Died: 2018
Died: November 11
Author
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Trenton
New Jersey
Freedom
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Continuum
Wholeness
Opposites
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Relationship

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