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Grief can have a quality of profound healing because we are forced to a depth of feeling that is usually below the threshold of awareness.

Stephen Levine

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Stephen Levine
Age: 78 †
Born: 1937
Born: July 17
Died: 2016
Died: January 17
Poet
Screenwriter
the United States of America
Stephan Levine
Quality
Sadness
Feelings
Depth
Healing
Profound
Grief
Awareness
Usually
Threshold
Feeling
Forced

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