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Today I will refuse to jump into the middle of others' affairs, issues, and relationships. I will trust others to work out their own problems, including the ideas and feelings they want to communicate to each other.

Melody Beattie

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Melody Beattie
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 26
Author
Writer
St Paul
Minnesota
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Refuse
Today
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Ideas
Problems
Work
Trust
Jump
Issues
Affairs
Middle
Affair
Feelings
Communicate
Others
Relationships

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