"It's become a courageous act to love who you are."
Duke Stump (@skratta).
DO Wales 2018.
DO Lecturestwitter.com"It's become a courageous act to love who you are." Duke Stump (@skratta). DO Wales 2018.
In this way, I've learned that loving yourself requires a courage unlike any other. It requires us to believe in and stay loyal to something no one else can see that keeps us in the world—our own self-worth.
Mark Nepo • The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
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Unfiltered Courage: The Radical Act of Being Yourself
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