The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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...is not inevitable.
Here come familiar feelings. Fear and anxiety are on the march, but I refuse to meet them head-on. Force creates a counter-force. So I let them pass. Maybe they’ll detain me, take me away to a dark room and show me all the things I’d rather not see. But if I don’t resist they soon grow weary, then quickly head off seeking a bigger fight.
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