L.M. Browning quote — “Who are we without our addictions; without our media-induced hungers? …”

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Who are we without our addictions; without our media-induced hungers? So often the voices we hear echoing in our mind are not our own but that of our influencers. Isolation, while arguably going against human nature, is essential for mental and emotional health. Solitude is a detoxification of all that distorts our personality and misguides our path in life. It allows us to filter out the foreign opinions and hear our own voice — reach our authentic character — and practice fidelity to self.

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Epicurus happiness pleasure

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Paul Hawken grace

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