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When We Experience The Power Of The Self, There Is An Absence Of Fear, There Is No Compulsion To Control, And No Struggle For Approval Or External Power.

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When We Experience The Power Of The Self, There Is An Absence Of Fear, There Is No Compulsion To Control, And No Struggle For Approval Or External Power.

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