There's release in knowing the truth no matter how anguishing it is. Y…

Sue Monk Kidd
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There's release in knowing the truth no matter how anguishing it is. You come finally to the irreducible thing, and there's nothing left to do but pick it up and hold it. Then, at last, you can enter the severe mercy of acceptance. ✨ Sue Monk Kidd (2011). The Mermaid Chair, p.200, Hachette UK
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There's release in knowing the truth no matter how anguishing it is. You come finally to the irreducible thing, and there's nothing left to do but pick it up and hold it. Then, at last, you can enter the severe mercy of acceptance. ✨ Sue Monk Kidd (2011). The Mermaid Chair, p.200, Hachette UK

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