I can build a happy life only on the foundation of my own nature. ✨ Gr…

Gretchen Rubin
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I can build a happy life only on the foundation of my own nature. ✨ Gretchen Rubin (2015). Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life, p.25, Broadway Books
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I can build a happy life only on the foundation of my own nature. ✨ Gretchen Rubin (2015). Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life, p.25, Broadway Books

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