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The Reason for the Season: “There’s Life without Love, but It’s Really Not Much of a Life”

Posted on December 24, 2011 by John

Or “Get Busy Loving or Get Busy Dying“ There is no neutrality in life: every moment of our lives is up for grabs, being claimed by Love and counter-claimed by fear.  Both options, both alternatives, are present in every moment … Continue reading →

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