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When you are in a creative or appreciative zone, you literally have no access to your inner lizard, to that fear-based, non creative, shrieking little beasty who's so afraid you're going to be a bag lady.

Martha Beck

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Martha Beck
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 29
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