brokenness
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Wholeness doesn’t come from the absence of brokenness, but from dwelling honestly within that brokenness—and allowing the memory of a lost person to grow into a blessing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Country singer Blake Shelton, who worked with Parton on the American television series The Voice wrote: "I can say with absolute certainty that we are all feeling the same heart brokenness today."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Citizen Kane” posited that all media moguls are driven by a lust for power that stems from an irreparable brokenness.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
You leave us amid utter brokenness in our city, our beloved Los Angeles, the place we both called home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
So how can I hold Tobias’s desperation against him, like I’m better than him, like I’ve never let my own brokenness blind me?
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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