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...when you resist what happens, your mind begins to race the same thoughts that impinge upon you are actually created by you.

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Dan Millman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 22
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Competitive Diver
Motivational Speaker
Trampolinist
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LA
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Daniel Jay Millman
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