The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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...with the inevitable.
Gobsmacked right before bed, I’m kept awake a few moments longer to ponder this wisdom: nothing changes if nothing changes. Slowly I’m realizing my own powerlessness within our collective inability to do what needs doing; it arises from my reluctance, and our combined unwillingness, to face the shadows.
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