We are not to retreat from life, pinning our hopes on ‘elsewhere.' but to know that we will come to that final destination best by living full here and now, be it through joy, or pain, or a mix of both. (Madeleine L'Engle)

We are not to retreat from life, pinning our hopes on ‘elsewhere.' but to know that we will come to that final destination best by living full here and now, be it through joy, or pain, or a mix of both.

Madeleine L'Engle

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