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Anger is a warning signal. It points to problems.

Melody Beattie

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Melody Beattie
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 26
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Writer
St Paul
Minnesota
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Signals
Warning
Points
Anger
Problems
Problem

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Perspective will come in retrospect.
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Sometimes, we don't get what we want. . . But this is a benevolent universe. And once in a while, we do.
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God, help me let go of my need to be afraid. I welcome peace, trust, acceptance, and safety into my life. I will make a point of listening to my healthy, rational fears, and will relinquish all the others.
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