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Happiness is not an acquisition - it is a skill. We do not experience happiness because of what we get. We experience happiness because of how we live each moment.

Barbara De Angelis

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Barbara De Angelis
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: March 4
Author
Psychologist
Writer
Happiness
Moment
Experience
Moments
Live
Acquisition
Skill
Skills

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in all codependent relationships, the rescuer needs the victim as much as the victim needs the rescuer.
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All addictions have one thing in common - they numb you out to what is happening in the moment.
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Living with integrity means... behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values.
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