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Feb 2016
10m 58s

PODCAST - EXPLORING THE WILDERNESS OF YO...

SARAH BLONDIN
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When we reach our limits in love, in the stillness of nature, in winter, what would it look like if we stepped one step closer into it rather than, as we so habitually do, away? When we’ve reached our breaking point what could these places of discomfort bring us, if we choose instead to explore them further? There is richness there, hiding at our borders, h ... Show More
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