How can I be sincere if I am constantly changing my mind to conform wi…

Thomas Merton
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How can I be sincere if I am constantly changing my mind to conform with the shadow of what I think others expect of me? ✨ Thomas Merton (2005). No Man is an Island, p.206, Shambhala Publications
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How can I be sincere if I am constantly changing my mind to conform with the shadow of what I think others expect of me? ✨ Thomas Merton (2005). No Man is an Island, p.206, Shambhala Publications

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