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When less explains more...
"Never complain, never explain." ~ a motto used by Queen Elizabeth, said to help her ...
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The practice of trust in one small step
"All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times, but to make them truly ours we must think them over again...
Austen Hayes
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Reassurance in words and places
Middleton Place - Charleston, S.C. "Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle shall not be...
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In Small Doses
"When love is at its best, one loves so much that (s)he cannot forget." ~ Helen Hunt Jackson The right words at the right time, said by...
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Jul 10, 20245 min read
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