It's not what we don't know that hurts us, people say. It's what we be…

Melody Beattie
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It's not what we don't know that hurts us, people say. It's what we believe is true that isn't that does the damage. ✨ Melody Beattie (2008). The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today's Generation, p.9, Simon and Schuster
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It's not what we don't know that hurts us, people say. It's what we believe is true that isn't that does the damage. ✨ Melody Beattie (2008). The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today's Generation, p.9, Simon and Schuster

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