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Some of us are returning to sanity, because we're tired of the pain. We're in a hurry. No time to mess around.

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Byron Katie
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 6
Author
Writer
Breckenridge
Texas
Byron Kathleen Mitchell
Tired
Pain
Inspirational
Around
Time
Returning
Hurry
Sanity
Mess

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