The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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...offers the freedom to be kind.
Nothing speaks louder to me than freedom – not just the word, but that feeling of being absolutely without responsibility, obligation, worry, or any needs gnawing away at my peace of mind. Sometimes I feel cornered, so I retreat into anger and begin to resent all of the obvious beauty ever-present in my life. Without peace of mind I may become unkind. And I never want to be anything other than kind.
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