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Unraveling external selves and coming home to our real identity is the true meaning of soul work.

Sue Monk Kidd

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Sue Monk Kidd
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: August 12
Novelist
Writer
Sylvester
Georgia
Self
Selves
Real
External
Work
Identity
Meaning
Coming
True
Home
Soul
Unraveling

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