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Every time you encounter something that forces you to “handle it,” your self-esteem is raised considerably. You learn to trust that you will survive, no matter what happens. And in this way your fears are diminished immeasurably.

Susan Jeffers

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Susan Jeffers
Age: 74 †
Born: 1938
Born: March 3
Died: 2012
Died: October 27
Psychologist
Writer
Hazleton
Pennsylvania
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Trust
Encounter
Time
Learn
Encounters
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Fears
Happens
Esteem
Matter
Survive
Self
Forces
Immeasurably
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Handle
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