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Mar 2024
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EP 14: Peace or Love?

Carmen Bertlin
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Some choose inner peace over entering another relationship. Because relationships can bring the things we must work on to the forefront. This isn't always comfortable. But can we cultivate inner peace so that we can comfortably do the inner work alongside a person we are in an intimate relationship with? I certainly hope it's possible. 

Book reference: 
Marianne Williamson - A Return to Love 

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