The Art of Knowing [Completed]

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                 THE ART OF TRUSTING

'' ... the greatest difficulties to overcome typically stem from the refusal of vulnerability... and for many, releasing the same factors that oppress them can sounds freeing until the exact moment they choose to do so ... ''

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"To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength."
                                        —Criss Jami

"Whatever he had found, it made him a better person. Maybe that's what love was, finding the person who brings out the best in you and eliminates
the worst."
                                      —Diana Holquist

"If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me."
—W. H. Auden

"She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world."
—Kate Chopin

"You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination."
—Roman Payne

"Trustful people are the pure at heart, as they are moved by the zeal of their own trustworthiness."
—Criss Jami

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''  ...but she knew better than to declare she'd remained the person she was a year ago— back when a heap of reigning insecurities harbored her soul...  ''

''  ...He wasn't one to be helplessly devoted in making himself presentable for anyone to want him— what they saw was what they would get...  ''

" ...and although she wasn't willing to give up on what she knew to be true, it hurt like hell to be against him... "

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» a story of which will only heighten your love and views of each soul....

» centered on the different lives of all, Shay and Jason in particular....

» an insightful look into the growth of who they become....

                        » coming soon «