But if you wish, you can imagine that the Shadow does wait for your return and that it does remember everything that has gone before and that it doesn__ let you accept yourself as perfect until you let it. There is truth in that. That is why a child usually cries as soon as it__ born. With its first breath, the Shadow returns.
I found myself praying: "May I love and accept myself just as I am.
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
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