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If you are happier than you have ever been, then your power is increasing. But is it a fast a rate of climb as you would like?

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
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Entrepreneur
San Diego
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In the Far East, it is taken for granted that the training of a monk is physically rigorous and academically challenging.
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Laughing at fear is one of the best things you can do. When you are afraid, instead of just plunging into panic, laugh. The fear gets really uptight and leaves.
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There is a whole crazy world around you. You can't control it, so don't even try. Because the more you try to control your environment, the more it controls you.
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