[D]on't cling to your self-righteous suffering, let it go.... Nothing is too good to be true, let yourself be forgiven. To the degree you insist that you must suffer, you insist on the suffering of others as well. (90) (Stephen Levine)

[D]on't cling to your self-righteous suffering, let it go.... Nothing is too good to be true, let yourself be forgiven. To the degree you insist that you must suffer, you insist on the suffering of others as well. (90)

Stephen Levine

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