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Learning slowly to not be so reactionary while inserting verbal gratitude into stressful situations is almost like being healed of mental blindness.

Ann Voskamp

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Ann Voskamp
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: August 10
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Almost
Blindness
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Slowly
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Gratitude
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