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Communion Quote by Tara Brach

“We want to be in open, loving communion with each other and our greatest fear is intimacy. That it won't work and we'll be rejected.” quote by Tara Brach — Download Open image

“We want to be in open, loving communion with each other and our greatest fear is intimacy. That it won't work and we'll be rejected.”

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