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The whole purpose of letting pain be pain is this: to let go of pain. By entering into it, we see that we are strong enough and capable enough to move through it. We find out that it ultimately has a gift for us.

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Matthew Fox
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: July 14
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Abington Township
Montgomery County
Pennsylvania
Matthew Chandler Fox
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