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To affirm a person is to see the good in them that they cannot see in themselves and to repeat it in spite of appearances to the contrary. please, this is not some pollyanna optimism that is blind to the reality of evil, but rather like a fine radar system that is tuned in to the true, the good, and the beautiful.
-Brennan Manning
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Brennan Manning
To affirm a person is to see the good in them that they cannot see in themselves and to repeat it in spite of appearances to the contrary. please, this is not some pollyanna optimism that is blind to the reality of evil, but rather like a fine radar system that is tuned in to the true, the good, and the beautiful.
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