...since you can't heal your own sick mind with your own sick mind, I …

Anne Lamott
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...since you can't heal your own sick mind with your own sick mind, I needed to consult somebody else's sick mind. ✨ Anne Lamott (2000). Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, p.74, Anchor
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...since you can't heal your own sick mind with your own sick mind, I needed to consult somebody else's sick mind. ✨ Anne Lamott (2000). Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, p.74, Anchor

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