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Mindful Love, Loss, & Lust

Elephant Journal

Sep 16, 2021

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152 Words from Cheryl Strayed that made me Realize I was Staying for all the Wrong Reasons.

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There are few decisions more painful or complicated than deciding whether to stay or to go.

Loving someone consumes us and envelops our life.

We give our heart, our body, our mind, our time, and our energy to another person.

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