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It is in the act of offering our hearts in faith that something in us transforms... proclaiming that we no longer stand on the sidelines but are leaping directly into the center of our lives, our truth, our full potential.

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Sharon Salzberg
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 5
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New York City
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