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The huge problems we deal with every day are actually really small. We’re so focused on what bothers us that we don’t even try to see our lives from a clearer perspective.

Susane Colasanti

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Susane Colasanti
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: May 1
Author
Writer
New Jersey
United States
Really
Huge
Bothers
Small
Clearer
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Bother
Lives
Focused
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Perspective
Even
Deal
Trying
Problems
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Deals

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