Solitude is the place where we can connect with profound bonds that ar…

Henri Nouwen
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Solitude is the place where we can connect with profound bonds that are deeper than the emergency bonds of fear and anger. ✨ Henri Nouwen (2013). Clowning in Rome: Reflections on Solitude, Celibacy, Prayer, and Contemplation, p.12, Image
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Solitude is the place where we can connect with profound bonds that are deeper than the emergency bonds of fear and anger. ✨ Henri Nouwen (2013). Clowning in Rome: Reflections on Solitude, Celibacy, Prayer, and Contemplation, p.12, Image

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