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You have to take the time to prepare the soil if you want to embrace the seed.

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William P. Young
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: May 11
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William Paul Young
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The soul is healed by being with children. --Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Trust is the fruit of a relationship in which you know you are loved.
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Life takes a bit of time and a lot of relationship.
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You may have to declare your forgiveness a hundred times the first day and the second day, but the third day will be less and each day after, until one day you will realize that you have forgiven completely. And then one day you will pray for his wholeness and give him over to me so that my love will burn from his life every vestige of corruption.
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Paradigms power perceptions, perceptions power emotions.
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Don't forget that in the midst of all your pain and heartache, you are surrounded by beauty, the wonder of creation, art, your music and culture, the sounds of laughter and love, of whispered hopes and celebrations, of new life and transformation, of reconciliation and forgiveness.
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But, enough of that for now. Let’s get lost again in the starry night.
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Anger is the right response to something that is so wrong. But don't let the anger and pain and loss you feel prevent you from forgiving him and removing your hands from around his neck.
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The arrival of the unforeseen reveals the depths of one's heart.
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those who are afraid of freedom are those who cannot trust us to live in them. Trying to keep the law is actually a declaration of independence, a way of keeping control
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Don't ever discount the wonder of your tears. They can be healing waters and a stream of joy. Sometimes they are the best words the heart can speak.
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Healing is as incremental and mysterious as the damage ... what took time, takes time.
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Jesus? he whispered as his voice choked I feel so lost A hand reached out and squeezed his, and didn't let go. I know Mack. But it's not true. I am with you and I'm not lost. I'm sorry it feels that way, but hear me clearly. You are not lost.
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Perhaps there is supranatural: reason beyond the normal definitions of fact or data-based logic something that only makes sense if you can see a bigger picture of reality. Maybe that is where faith fits in.
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when I live in you, then together we can live through everything that happens to you.
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There is only one race ... and it is human!
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So many believe that it is love that grows, but it is the knowing that grows and love simply expands to contain it.
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Because you continue to inhabit and believe your metaphors, you cannot see what is true.
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Today's minor irritations may become tomorrow's treasured memories. We often don't know what we are missing, until it's missing.
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I think that most creative fiction involves the transformational process, whether it is Dickens or Dostoyevsky and the writer in some sense is expressing their own journey through such a wilderness.
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