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This was so helpful, thanks! :)

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THIS♥️-->"premises that rely heavily on “arrival” rather than continual ebb-and-flow growth".

Yes, amen. Say louder for the people in the back!

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Nov 9, 2022Liked by Stephanie Duncan Smith

love these words, my friend. and I will forever bless that unicorn image as PURE GOLD. Steph + highlighter unicorns forever please.

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Nov 10, 2022Liked by Stephanie Duncan Smith

Love this prayer at the end❤️ I’m a chronic down-play kind of person. I needed to hear this reminder of speaking straight and championing hope.

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Nov 10, 2022Liked by Stephanie Duncan Smith

"We can let the unicorn out the back door. After all, truth is a far more fantastical creature..." Um, YES, speak!! Quite tired of internet unicornery...love this take + wise advice.

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Nov 9, 2022Liked by Stephanie Duncan Smith

“...truth is a far more fantastical creature...” This (in the best way) feels straight out of something from Tolkien.

Also, pondering my story’s own longings for such “unicorns,” it’s interesting to consider how the...fantastical creature of truth is often so less well dressed, so much more unexpected, and (at least before all the heartbreak) can be so easily dismissed or overlooked.

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