I can choose to grateful when I am criticized, even when my heart stil…

Henri Nouwen
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I can choose to grateful when I am criticized, even when my heart still responds in bitterness. I can choose to speak about goodness and beauty, even when my inner eye still looks for someone to accuse or something to call ugly. ✨ Henri Nouwen (2013). The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming, p.80, Image
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