When people shine a little light on their monster, we find out how similar most of our monsters are.

Anne Lamott
When people shine a little light on their monster, we...
When people shine a little light on their monster, we...
When people shine a little light on their monster, we...
When people shine a little light on their monster, we...
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This is a very insightful and important quote, when we look at our flaws and see how similar they are to others, we usually feel more connected to them. We realize that if we could just get rid of all of our faults and be perfect, then we would be just like everyone else. We would no longer be unique and special. That is how we begin to understand that we don’t have to change, change is a choice.

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