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Constantly measuring ourselves against others sours and shortens our lives, robbing us of the very things we think it will bring: prosperity, love, inner peace, the knowledge that we’re good enough.

Martha Beck

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Martha Beck
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 29
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Measuring
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Sours
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Robbing

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