I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then,…

Alice Walker
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I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some daily way, figure out how to see people differently than the way we were brought up to. ✨ Start With a Flower. Interview with Sharon Salzberg, www.lionsroar.com. June 10, 2017.
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I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some daily way, figure out how to see people differently than the way we were brought up to. ✨ Start With a Flower. Interview with Sharon Salzberg, www.lionsroar.com. June 10, 2017.

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