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Every time you find yourself becoming angry, jealous or frustrated, stop and think the opposite thought.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
Stop
Mindfulness
Thought
Frustrated
Find
Jealous
Every
Opposite
Time
Opposites
Think
Buddhism
Thinking
Angry
Becoming

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