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The Unlived Life is the Death of the Self

May 5, 2022 By Marina Alteza Leave a Comment

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Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance. When I read that part in Stephen Pressfield’s book The Art of War, it struck such a deep accord that I often go back to it whenever I feel resistance. The majority of my […]

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