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> [“Saying you’re sorry is an act of strength. Apologizing says I appreciate you and your feelings and I am strong enough to admit that I did something that hurt you. Honest self-reflection is not for the weak. It is perhaps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/saying-you-re-sorry-is-an-act-of-strength-apologizing-says-i/)

[Jacqueline Simon Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-simon-gunn/)

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## More by Jacqueline Simon Gunn

> [“Sometimes we don't know where we are going until we get there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/sometimes-we-don-t-know-where-we-are-going-until-we-get-there/)

[Jacqueline Simon Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-simon-gunn/)

> [“I want to be bold and courageous; I want to take ridiculous risks; I want to live every moment with appreciation and consciousness and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/i-want-to-be-bold-and-courageous-i-want-to-take-ridiculous-risks-i/)

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> [“She averted his eyes, but not before he recognized the pain in them, a tormented and languished gaze, a stare preserved for people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/she-averted-his-eyes-but-not-before-he-recognized-the-pain-in-them-a/)

[Jacqueline Simon Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-simon-gunn/)

> [“All I wanted was to merge with the same person who had broken me, thinking that he was the only one who could fill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/all-i-wanted-was-to-merge-with-the-same-person-who-had-broken-me/)

[Jacqueline Simon Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-simon-gunn/)

> [“We can reach untainted experiential freedom, by living in the moment as it is—without contemplation. Here we find the possibility of freedom—of just being—living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/we-can-reach-untainted-experiential-freedom-by-living-in-the-moment/)

[Jacqueline Simon Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-simon-gunn/)

> [“We cannot develop resilience without first enduring.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/we-cannot-develop-resilience-without-first-enduring/)

[Jacqueline Simon Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-simon-gunn/)

> [“He was always right beside me, but we were never in the same place.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/he-was-always-right-beside-me-but-we-were-never-in-the-same-place/)

[Jacqueline Simon Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-simon-gunn/)

> [“I suffer from chronic nostalgia. Looking back makes me dizzy, queasy, and I yearn for it, ache for it. I want it back; maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/i-suffer-from-chronic-nostalgia-looking-back-makes-me-dizzy-queasy/)

[Jacqueline Simon Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-simon-gunn/)

> [“She grew tired of shielding her body, For societal expectation and propriety, Double standards and sobriety, Ideologies of prudent cries, And boys who made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/she-grew-tired-of-shielding-her-body-for-societal-expectation-and/)

[Jacqueline Simon Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-simon-gunn/)

> [“I used to think knots in my stomach meant I really liked someone, but now I knew it was my body’s alarm system telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/i-used-to-think-knots-in-my-stomach-meant-i-really-liked-someone-but/)

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> [“I rested my chin on my paws, wondering if she’d ever be able to open her heart to another man-human. I knew firsthand how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/i-rested-my-chin-on-my-paws-wondering-if-she-d-ever-be-able-to-open/)

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> [“You should only fall in love with someone whose arms are open, and strong enough to catch you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/you-should-only-fall-in-love-with-someone-whose-arms-are-open-and/)

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> [“Therapy, like life, is a process -- a journey toward greater self-awareness and healing -- where the in-the-moment experience is often as enriching as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/therapy-like-life-is-a-process-a-journey-toward-greater-self/)

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> [“Life can be difficult at times and many questions have no answers. The determination it takes to go on and the resiliency required of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/life-can-be-difficult-at-times-and-many-questions-have-no-answers-the/)

[Jacqueline Simon Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-simon-gunn/)

> [“Stop trying to get validation from people who can't or won't acknowledge your feelings. This reflects their inability to empathize. It's a failure on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-simon-gunn/stop-trying-to-get-validation-from-people-who-can-t-or-won-t/)

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