If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation. 
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Inner Silence Refuses No One
By Sister Jenna — 2017
The opportunity of these times is calling us all to remember the power of inner silence-not a silence that condones hate, injustice, or lies, but a silence that speaks loud enough to find solutions that return us to values and virtues.
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