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Even going through the motions is a way of establishing a new relationship with our inner life that is caring and tender, versus one that is judging, distancing or ignoring. This is the beginning of being capable of intimacy with others.
Tara Brach
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Tara Brach
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: May 17
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