I was forced to enter the basement of my soul and look directly at wha…

Henri Nouwen
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I was forced to enter the basement of my soul and look directly at what was hidden there, and to choose, in the face of it all, not death but life. ✨ Henri Nouwen (2010). The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom, p.17, Image
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