The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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...requires restraint.
It takes much courage not to shoot back when it seems life is aiming at you. Keep in mind the privilege you hold in debating retaliation for the harsh realities of your precious life. Many suffer the impotence, more than life’s sacred wounding, and the tears they restrain drown them from within.
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