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'Crazy-busy' is a great armor, it's a great way for numbing. What a lot of us do is that we stay so busy, and so out in front of our life, that the truth of how we're feeling and what we really need can't catch up with us.

Brené Brown

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Brené Brown
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: November 18
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