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"The body is wiser than its inhabitants. the body is the soul. the body is god's messenger."
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"Smiling reduces blood pressure by lowering the stress-inducing hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol. As my mother, who is now in her eighties, navigates the challenges of aging, her mantra has become, "Keep moving and keep smiling. She has observed the rapid decline of her friends who haven't. She is striving to stay strong, happy, and vital; her desire to smile is helping her to live a healthier, more satisfying, and longer life."

"Being in a hurry is the father of stress and worry."

"Being HIV positive doesn't necessarily mean that you are going to die before each and every person who is HIV negative."

"PTSD in its rawest form is a death sentence which causes many veterans and others to execute themselves in hope to be free."

"It is not suffering as such that is most deeply feared but suffering that degrades."
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"You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy."

"The stones themselves are thick with history, and those cats that dash through the alleyways must surely be the ghosts of the famous dead in feline disguise."

"In a bad marriage, friends are the invisible glue. If we have enough friends, we may go on for years, intending to leave, talking about leaving - instead of actually getting up and leaving."

"I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back."

"Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartedness that requires the true courage-however often we are hurt as a result of it."

"Though my friends envied me because I always seemed so cheerful and confident, I was secretly terrified of practically everything."
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