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Change happens not by trying to make yourself change, but by becoming conscious of what's not working.

Shakti Gawain

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Shakti Gawain
Age: 70 †
Born: 1948
Born: September 30
Died: 2018
Died: November 11
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Trenton
New Jersey
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