If we stay where we are, where we're stuck, where we're comfortable an…

Anne Lamott
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If we stay where we are, where we're stuck, where we're comfortable and safe, we die there... When nothing new can get in, that's death. ✨ Anne Lamott (2013). Wow: The Third Essential Prayer, p.12, Hachette UK
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If we stay where we are, where we're stuck, where we're comfortable and safe, we die there... When nothing new can get in, that's death. ✨ Anne Lamott (2013). Wow: The Third Essential Prayer, p.12, Hachette UK

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