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The next time you catch yourself starting to feel bad about anything, immediately stop everything you are doing for a moment and, as simply and as honestly as you can, ask yourself: Is this what I really want?

Guy Finley

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Guy Finley
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: February 22
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