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Fear is blind. There are some options in it, but they're very limited as compared to the options available to the fearless mind.

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Byron Katie
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 6
Author
Writer
Breckenridge
Texas
Byron Kathleen Mitchell
Fear
Mind
Options
Fearless
Compared
Limited
Available
Blind

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