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Love is...like a spring coming up out of the ground of our own depths. "i am gift." all that i am is something that's given, and given freely. being doesn't cost anything. there's no price tag, no strings attached.
-Thomas Merton
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Love Is...like A Spring Coming Up Out

Thomas Merton
Love is...like a spring coming up out of the ground of our own depths. "i am gift." all that i am is something that's given, and given freely. being doesn't cost anything. there's no price tag, no strings attached.
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