(RE)turning
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Storytelling Matters
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In this podcast, we visit the topic of turning and returning: how one turns away from darker points in our lives. The Hebrew word for “repentance” is t’shuvah, which literally means to turn (around). It implies an act of will, and also the notion of not simply turning, but REturning to a better state. In …
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