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The People Who Did You Wrong Or Who Didn't Quite Know How To Show Up, You Forgive Them. And Forgiving Them Allows You To Forgive Yourself Too.

-Jane Fonda

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The People Who Did You Wrong Or Who Didn't Quite Know How To Show Up, You Forgive Them. And Forgiving Them Allows You To Forgive Yourself Too.

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Most Of Us Want To Be Strong, But We Are Not.

I Don't Think There's Anything More Important Than Making Peace Before It's Too Late. And It Almost Always Falls To The Child To Try To Move Toward The Parent.

A Mother Who Is Obsessing About Being Thin And Dieting And Exercising Is Not Going To Be A Very Good Mother.

I Spent A Good Deal Of Time Going Back Over My Childhood, My Midlife, To Try To Understand Who I Was. We're Supposed To Be Complete And Whole, And You Can't Be Whole If You're Trying To Be Perfect. Doing A Life Review Helped Me Get Over The Disease To Please.

There Are No Shortcuts And No Sweatless Quickies.

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