In the second half of life, people have less power to infatuate you. B…

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In the second half of life, people have less power to infatuate you. But they also have much less power to control you or hurt you. ✨ Richard Rohr (2013). Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life -- A Companion Journal, p.36, John Wiley & Sons
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Sin happens whenever we refuse to keep growing. ✨ Richard Rohr (2011). Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life, p.51, John Wiley & Sons
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In the second half of life, people have less power to infatuate you. But they also have much less power to control you or hurt you. ✨ Richard Rohr (2013). Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life -- A Companion Journal, p.36, John Wiley & Sons

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