Since death will take us anyway, why live our life in fear? Why not di…

Jack Kornfield
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Since death will take us anyway, why live our life in fear? Why not die in our old ways and be free to live? ✨ Jack Kornfield (2008). After The Ecstasy, The Laundry, p.41, Random House
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