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I love to not defend ever and to open my mind and take in what can always add to me, not take away from me.

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Byron Katie
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: December 6
Author
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Breckenridge
Texas
Byron Kathleen Mitchell
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Ever
Take
Mind
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Defend
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