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How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to have nothing left to say about it all.

~Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Topics: About Angry Circumstance Does Feel Forgiven Him How Instead Know Left Nothing Over Person Rage Rather Say She Sorrow Sorry Tend Than You

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Some say that sudden knowledge of mystical matters is accomplished only in complete quietude, or that Creator, in one of God's many forms, appears only in orderly ways that are beauteous and picturesque, or that the mystical appears only in completely silent ways. All are true. Except for the 'only' part.

~Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Topics: Accomplished Appears Complete Creator Except Forms God Knowledge Many Matters Mystical Only Orderly Part Picturesque Say Silent Some Sudden True Ways

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It is in the middle of misery that so much becomes clear. The one who says nothing good comes of this is not yet listening.

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Topics: Becomes Clear Good Listening Middle Misery Much Nothing Says Who

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The soul has no gender.

~Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Topics: Gender Soul

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To reasoned people, almost everything is understandable, but evil is forever incomprehensible.

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Topics: Almost Almost Everything Everything Evil Forever Incomprehensible People Understandable

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That is what the intuition is for: it is the direct messenger of the soul.

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Topics: Direct Intuition Messenger Soul

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You must become an activist if you are going to live the natural life.

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Topics: Activist Become Going Life Live Must Natural Natural Life You

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You know the best thing about having a house? You get to plant whatever you want in the yard and watch it grow.

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Topics: About Best Get Grow Having House Know Plant Thing Want Watch Whatever Yard You

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If you've lost focus, just sit down and be still. Take the idea and rock it to and fro. Keep some of it and throw some away, and it will renew itself. You need do no more.

~Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Topics: Away Down Focus Idea Itself Just Keep Lost More Need Renew Rock Sit Some Still Take Throw Will You

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No Latina woman would be called 'Ms.' - that's an invention of middle-class Anglo women. Latina women are proud to be called 'Mrs.' That simply means that we have a family.

~Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Topics: Family Invention Latina Means Middle-Class Proud Simply Woman Women Women Are Would Ms Mrs

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: January 27th, 1945

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