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To Know Thy Self

Within ourselves Lies the desire of giving and of Loving, nurturing and sharing. And although at times we may feel stripped thread-bare, Where we want to Leave it all behind. We will beg of ourselves, However can I handle this awesome responsibility that we call Life? Our wounds clearly run deep Leaving us naked, injured and raw. That fear alone drives us deeper inside ourselves, Solely for our own protection. Yet our own security comes truely and profoundly from within. Instead of being fearful of not ever having enough for ourselves. Better yet we understand when we do. Then it is clear we are to miss nothing that we have ever truely needed...

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