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I'd heard August say more than once, If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it to you. T. Ray needed a face-saving way to hand me over, and August was giving it to him.

Sue Monk Kidd

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Sue Monk Kidd
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: August 12
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Something deep in all of us yearns for God's beauty, and we can find it no matter where we are.
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Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.
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I could even feel how perishable all my moments really were, how all my life they had come to me begging to be lived, to be cherished even.
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That's the sacred intent of life, of God--to move us continuously toward growth, toward recovering all that is lost and orphaned within us and restoring the divine image imprinted on our soul.
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Standing there, I loved myself and I hated myself. That's what the black Mary did to me, made me feel my glory and my shame at the same time.
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Whatever else you do, listen to your Deepest Self. Love Her and be true to Her, speak Her truth, always.
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When he spoke, the roughness was gone from his voice. I could tell you I did it. That's what you wanna hear. I could tell you she did it to herself, but both ways I'd be lying. It was you who did it, Lily. You didn't mean it, but it was you.
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