It is so tempting to harden one's heart in self-protection; and yet the way through this darkness is to open one's heart, *even though one is going to be hurt*.
"Don't let them make you be unkind."
Our first impulse is to hit back when we are hit. It takes strong self-control to continue to be kind. But their badness is on them. We don't have to let it control us.
#Peace #Love
Kerr Avonsen (she/her)
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