Brené Brown quote: Given the dark fears we feel when we experience loss, nothing is more generous and loving than the willingness to ...

Given the dark fears we feel when we experience loss, nothing is more generous and loving than the willingness to embrace grief in order to forgive. To be forgiven is to be loved.

~ Brené Brown ~

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