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What You Can Do Is Embrace What You Have Right Now And To Allow It To Fill The Vacancies Of What You Didn't Get Yesterday.

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What You Can Do Is Embrace What You Have Right Now And To Allow It To Fill The Vacancies Of What You Didn't Get Yesterday.

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Much Like The Removal Of Moles And Skin Lesions Is Done To Prevent Them From Growing Into More Serious Skin Abnormalities, Removing Minor Discord Before It Becomes A Calamity Is An Important Use Of Our Time. Most People Don’t Like To Make Waves And They Swallow Frustration And Bury True Feelings, Not Wanting To Compromise Temporary Tranquility, Never Realizing That Massive Turmoil Doesn’t Start Out Massive—it Grows Beneath The Skin Like A Cancer That Could Have Been Avoided With Early Detection.

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African American

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