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I am breathing in and out. Realizing this, I began to notice that each moment was not without its beauty.

Julia Cameron

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Julia Cameron
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 4
Film Director
Novelist
Poet
Screenwriter
Teacher
Writer
Libertyville
Illinois
Beauty
Moment
Moments
Without
Notice
Breathing
Began
Realizing

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