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# Self-preservation is not meanness. Protecting your...
> Self-preservation is not meanness. Protecting your energy and sanity has nothing to do with lacking love or faith; it is part of caring for the gift of your own life.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Grace, Boundaries, and the Discipline of Leadership - Workbook|Grace, Boundaries, and the Discipline of Leadership]]
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“Self-preservation is not meanness. Protecting your energy and sanity has nothing to do with lacking love or faith; it is part of caring for the gift of your own life.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-self-preservation-meanness-gift-own-life
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