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Morning Splendor

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Show Notes

I've been pretty obsessed with the idea of forgiveness the last few years, trying to tease apart when it empowers and when it becomes something that appeases the worst kind of behavior. So when my friend Katy told me about Wilma Derksen, a woman who chose forgiveness in the face of unimaginable tragedy, I had to figure out how she was able to do it.

PLAYLIST (in order of appearance):

https://blackdecelerant.bandcamp.com/track/three

https://isikkural.bandcamp.com/track/grown-one-iota

https://florelaurentienne.bandcamp.com/track/kamouraska

https://tambien.bandcamp.com/track/drop

https://isikkural.bandcamp.com/track/interlude-2

https://tambien.bandcamp.com/track/vespere

https://mlesprg.bandcamp.com/track/dock

https://rvng.bandcamp.com/track/father-of-light

https://mlesprg.bandcamp.com/track/synth-2-2

https://dialect-trax.bandcamp.com/track/half-moon

https://msage.bandcamp.com/track/crick-foam

https://florelaurentienne.bandcamp.com/track/fleuve-v

https://florelaurentienne.bandcamp.com/track/1991

https://paulineannastrom.bandcamp.com/track/morning-splendor

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