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Sometimes I think it's easier to think about being happier, for what ever that means to you then worrying about what is happiness and what would life be if I finally achieved this ultimate happiness?

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Gretchen Rubin
Age: 58
Born: 1965
Born: December 14
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Blogger
Motivational Speaker
Kansas City
Missouri
Gretchen Craft Rubin
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