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See that any time you feel pained or defeated, it is only because you insist on clinging to what doesn't work. Dare to let go and you won't lose a thing except for a punishing idea.

Guy Finley

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Guy Finley
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: February 22
Musician
Philosopher
Radio Personality
Songwriter
Writer
Doesn
Insist
Ideas
Defeated
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Dare
Feels
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Thing
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Work
Learning
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Time
Loses
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Idea
Clinging

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