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You have the freedom to live and let live, to love and let love. Granting yourself that freedom is one of the healthiest, most constructive things you can do for yourself and the people who matter to you.

Martha Beck

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Martha Beck
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 29
Author
Journalist
Sociologist
Provo
Utah
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Things
Love
People
Healthiest
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Freedom
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Where your attention goes, your life goes.
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Your first daily priority should be stillness, attention to what you really know and what you really feel.
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