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| A Note to Readers | |
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| This Year's Journey | |
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| January | |
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| Motivation Beats Everything | |
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| Be Happy to Succeed | |
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| Give Yourself Time | |
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| Creativity Comes from Within | |
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| The Mundane Is Heroic | |
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| Never Give Up | |
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| See Possibilities Where Others See Obstacles | |
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| The Quest for a Perfect Body Is Doomed | |
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| Don't Let Your First Idea Be Your Only Idea | |
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| What You Do Matters | |
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| There Are Second Chances | |
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| Wonder | |
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| Volunteer for Yourself | |
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| Use a Plan, Not a Piecemeal Approach | |
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| You Have Nothing to Envy in Your Partner | |
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| Resist the Urge to Be Average | |
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| Too Much of a Good Thing Is Too Much | |
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| It's Never Just One Thing | |
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| Change Is Possible, Not Easy | |
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| Know Your Health | |
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| It's Not How Hard You Try | |
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| You Can't Force Yourself to Like Broccoli | |
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| The Past Is Not the Future | |
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| Competence Starts with Feeling Competent | |
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| We're Too Good at Imagining the Worst-Case Scenario | |
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| Set Rules for Conflict in Your Relationship | |
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| Give Yourself the Best Chance to Eat Well | |
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| You Are Never Too Old to Improve Your Habits | |
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| A Victory at All Costs Is Not a Victory | |
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| You Have to Have Art | |
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| Accomplish Something Every Day | |
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| February | |
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| You Must Approve of Yourself | |
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| Healthy Living Is an Attitude | |
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| Write Down the Directions | |
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| It's the Little Things That Matter the Most | |
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| Couch Time Affects Body and Mind | |
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| Winners Are Made, Not Born | |
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| See the Love Around You | |
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| The Cold Doesn't Give You a Cold | |
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| Anticipate Irrationality | |
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| Attitude Triumphs over Outcome | |
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| The Best Defense Is to Listen | |
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| Always Being Right Is Wrong for Your Health | |
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| How We See the World Is More Important Than How the World Is | |
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| Express Your Love | |
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| Eat Your Spinach | |
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| Don't Be Bound by Tradition | |
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| Seek Input from Your Opposites | |
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| Avoid Tanning Beds | |
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| Know What Makes You Happy and What Makes You Sad | |
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| Wipe, Don't Blow | |
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| Do Things in Order | |
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| Avoid Internet Takeover | |
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| You Can Worry Your Health Away | |
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| Seek Harmony in Your Life | |
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| Take Small Victories | |
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| There's Never Been a Better Time | |
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| Effort Does Not Equal Success | |
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| It's OK to Be Right When Everyone Else Is Wrong | |
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| March | |
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| Think in Concrete Terms | |
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| Slow Music for Dinner | |
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| A Relationship Requires Two Equals | |
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| Cleaning Isn't Clean | |
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| Get Experience Any Way You Can | |
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| Cultivate a Common Interest | |
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| Health Is Mental and Physical | |
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| Embrace Challenges | |
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| Look Up, Literally | |
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| Tell Your Family Story | |
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| Self-Motivation Works Once | |
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| There Are No Mind Readers | |
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| Do What You Say You Are Going to Do | |
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| Put Stuff in Its Place | |
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| History Isn't Everything | |
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| There's No Point to Putting on a Show | |
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| Speak Slowly | |
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| Pursue What You Need Forever, Not What You Want Today | |
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| Don't Buy the Fountain of Youth | |
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| Make Your Mark on the Next Generation | |
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| Do One Thing at a Time | |
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| Remember Who You Are and Where You Are | |
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| Relationships Are Not Random | |
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| Emergencies Can't Wait | |
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| Treat the Disease, Not the Symptom | |
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| Help the Next Person Who Needs Some Minor Assistance | |
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| Negotiate with Confidence, or Don't | |
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| Your Surroundings Will Affect Your Health Approach | |
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| Money Can't Buy Love, but It Can Buy Stress | |
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| Where You Stand Depends on Where You Look | |
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| Keep Going | |
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| April | |
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| Overcome the Culture of Failure | |
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| Play the Odds | |
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| Decide Whether You Want to Win or Be Happy | |
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| Travel the Stable Road | |
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| Mold Is Everywhere-Relax | |
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| The Most Time Is Not the Best Time | |
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| The Past Is Not the Future | |
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| Look on the Bright Side | |
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| Avoid Generational Competition | |
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| Drink Less | |
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| Try Something New | |
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| Remember the Task, Forget the Rankings | |
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| Find a Community That Fits Your Family | |
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| Turn Off the TV | |
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| Honor Your Spiritual Beliefs | |
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| Drink Grape Juice | |
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| Get a Good Night's Sleep | |
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| Drive Safely When It's Safe | |
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| Seek a Tall Plateau, Not the Peak | |
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| A Sense of Humor Helps | |
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| Avoid the Second-Guess Paralysis | |
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| Eat Less, but Eat Often | |
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| See Around Career Roadblocks | |
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| Be Engaged to Reality | |
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| You Don't Have to Get Straight A's Anymore | |
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| Write Down Your Thoughts | |
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| Fitness Is Free | |
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| There's No Need to Hurry | |
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| Volunteer to Achieve | |
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| It Doesn't Matter Who Earns the Money | |
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| May | |
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| Notice Patterns | |
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| Get Out of the Car | |
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| It's Always a Choice | |
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| It's Less What Happened Than What Happened Next | |
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| Forgiveness Helps You Heal | |
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| There Is Plenty of Time | |
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| Do Not Go to War with Bacteria | |
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| Be Open | |
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| Home Means More Than Work to Your Health | |
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| Balance Depends on Which Way You Lean | |
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| Buy Fun, Not Stuff | |
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| Happy Looks for Happy | |
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| Ask Whether a Medicine Is Right for You | |
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| Beware of Fairy Tales | |
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| Lessons Can't Threaten | |
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| Stay in Control | |
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| Use the Stairs | |
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| The Future Matters More Than the Past | |
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| Listen to Your Favorite Music | |
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| Separate Hype from Substance | |
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| It Starts and Ends with You | |
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| See the Big Picture | |
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| Make Your Work a Calling | |
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| Stretch | |
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| You Need to Know More Than Just How Talented You Are | |
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| Ask Where Your Water Comes From | |
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| You Don't Have to See Eye to Eye on Everything | |
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| Have a Tomato Any Way You Like | |
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| Success Is Formula, Not Fantasy | |
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| Accentuate the Positive in All Aspects of Your Life | |
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| Efficiency in Everything | |
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| June | |
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| Self-Protection Prevents Self-Reflection | |
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| Ambivalence Is a Negative | |
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| Let Your Stress Out | |
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| Tomorrow Will Be a Better Day (but How Exactly?) | |
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| There's No Better Time to Be Sick | |
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| A Relationship Starts with Yourself | |
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| Breathe Right | |
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| Use Your Own Self-interest | |
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| Doing Nothing Is Rarely a Solution | |
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| Accept Yourself-Unconditionally | |
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| Second-Hand Smoke Is Optional | |
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| Listening Is More Than Not Talking | |
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| You'll Get Knocked Down and Then Get Back Up | |
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| Keep Your Fears in Line | |
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| Television and Eating Should Not Go Together | |
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| Think of Your Own Ideal | |
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| Communicate on Your Listeners' Terms | |
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| Talk to Your Pharmacist | |
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| Let Go of the Burden of Pain | |
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| Boredom Is the Enemy | |
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| Share Housework | |
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| Role Models Are Not One Size Fits All | |
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| The Mirror Will Be Kinder | |
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| Common Chores Can Be Dangerous | |
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| Foundations Are Created in the Beginning | |
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| Get Away from It All | |
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| Study Your Sports Drink | |
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| Make Change Count | |
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| Develop a Healthy Calm | |
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| Learn from Losses | |
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| July | |
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| The Best Life Needs No Trophy | |
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| Control Your Health | |
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| Transitions Can Be Both Happy and Sad | |
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| Stay Safe in the Sun | |
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| Leadership Is Contagious | |
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| Don't Romanticize the Past | |
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| Laughter Really Is Medicine | |
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| View Your Life As a Choice | |
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| Life Is Not a Zero-Sum Game | |
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| Don't Confuse Stuff with Success | |
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| Respond to Stress | |
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| Have an Orange | |
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| Share the Praise and Share in the Blame | |
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| Embrace Work-It May Have to Last Forever | |
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| Don't Gamble Your Future | |
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| Combinations Matter | |
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| Resolve to Pursue Resolution | |
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| Limit Your Exposure to Pesticides | |
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| Even in a Relationship, You Are Still an Individual | |
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| Want Support? Deserve It | |
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| Make "Should" and "Want" the Same Thing | |
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| The Fun Is Not Over | |
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| Build Your Energy Level Gradually | |
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| Meaningful Commitment Is Mutual Commitment | |
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| You Will Give Up Faster If You're Not in Control | |
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| Anything Beats Boredom | |
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| Most People Are Sensitive to Whitening Teeth | |
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| Like the Way You Look | |
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| Remember, Ginkgo Biloba Won't Help You Remember | |
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| Think About Potential | |
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| You'll Get What You're Afraid Of | |
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| August | |
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| See the Beauty Around You | |
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| Whet Your Appetite for Success | |
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| Write Through Pain | |
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| To Find a Better Way, Look Where You've Been | |
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| Tell Clean Jokes | |
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| Turn Off the TV | |
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| Don't Bring Your Job Home with You | |
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| Practice Maintenance for Life | |
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| Don't Pack Like a Mule | |
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| Look for Value | |
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| Never Trade Your Morals for Your Goals | |
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| Don't Let Irritation Be Louder Than Joy | |
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| Sleep Well | |
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| Recognize the Value of Shared Values | |
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| Get Your Motivation Where You Can Find It | |
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| Have Some Tea with Your Remodeling | |
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| We Assume Similar Preferences | |
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| Memories Are Not Lost | |
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| Nobody Wins Without a Loser | |
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| If You're Not Sure, Guess Positively | |
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| Understand What You're Looking For | |
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| See Your Goals | |
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| Short-Term Stress Is Healthy | |
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| Prepare for Milestones | |
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| Your Health Isn't Just About You | |
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| Don't Want Everything | |
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| Rest Up-This Is Going to Take Some Effort | |
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| Your Lives Must Fit Together | |
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| Find a Physician You Like | |
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| Don't Let Secrets Eat You Up | |
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| Remember the Difference Between You and Everybody Else | |
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| September | |
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| Be an Expert | |
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| Root for the Home Team | |
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| The Future Can Be Brighter Than the Past | |
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| Religion Can Help Ease Your Burden | |
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| Regrets Hold Us Back | |
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| Your Teeth Are More Than Something to Chew On | |
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| Define What You Need | |
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| You Can't Be Persistent Without Perspective | |
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| You'll Need Some Relationship Friends | |
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| Your Goals Are a Living Thing | |
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| Limit Yourself to Thinking About One Subject As You Go to Sleep | |
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| Express Yourself in What You Do | |
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| Hostility Hurts You | |
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| Changing Jobs Doesn't Change You | |
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| Share What You Know | |
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| Home Is Where Accidents Happen | |
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| Take Off Your Blinders | |
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| Smell Healthy | |
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| Music Can Bring Us Together | |
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| You Are Not in This Alone | |
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| Value the Multiple Uses of Aspirin | |
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| Make Your Decisions for Positive Reasons | |
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| Think About Who You Ought to Be | |
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| Noise Matters | |
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| Work on Your Own Terms | |
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| Never Let Faults Stand for the Whole | |
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| Care | |
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| Don't Accept Television's Picture of the World | |
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| Don't Wait to Start Moving in the Right Direction | |
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| Failure Is Not to Try | |
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| October | |
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| If You Don't Believe, No One Else Will | |
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| Don't Let Negativity Build | |
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| See a New Way | |
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| Remember the Drugs We Tend to Forget | |
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| The Pieces of Your Life Must Fit Together | |
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| You'll Work Harder If You Feel Wanted | |
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| Do You Work in a Sick Building? | |
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| Show You Care, Even When It's Hard To | |
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| Electric Brushing Is Easier, But Not Much Different | |
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| Avoid Roller-Coaster Emotions | |
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| We Are All Much More Alike Than Different | |
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| Value Practical Knowledge | |
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| Guilt Is Bad for You | |
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| The Relationship Test: Are You Lonely? | |
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| Be Careful with Botox | |
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| Limit Your Interest in the Past | |
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| Don't Talk to Yourself | |
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| Money Can't Buy Happiness | |
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| Pay Attention to Your Dreams | |
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| Choose Not to Worry | |
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| A Relationship Is Built on a Foundation of Support | |
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| Limit Your Piercings | |
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| Seek Coherence and Congruence | |
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| Where You Live Matters | |
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| Don't Let Others Set Your Goals | |
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| See the Risk in Doing Nothing | |
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| Your History Strengthens Your Future | |
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| We Look Inward to See How People Feel About Us | |
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| Keep Variety in Mind When Exercising | |
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| Get Your Reality from Reality | |
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| It Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better | |
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| November | |
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| Vote | |
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| Connect, See You're Capable, and Know You Count | |
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| You Need to Know What You Are Looking For | |
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| The Most Treatment Is Not the Best Treatment | |
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| Life Gets Easier | |
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| Avoid the Comparison Game | |
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| Cherish Animals | |
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| The Benefits of Alcohol Must Be Weighed Against the Risks | |
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| Own What You Do | |
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| Beware of Second Opinions | |
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| Be Realistic About Yourself | |
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| Adjustments Never End | |
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| Recognize the Difference Between Caution and Fear | |
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| You'll Forget the Disagreement but Remember the Disagreeing | |
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| Don't Forget Packaging | |
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| Vitamin Levels Do Not Have to Be Constant | |
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| Learn to Lead Yourself | |
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| Don't Let the Holidays Ruin Your Health | |
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| Always Think About What's Next | |
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| You Are Never Too Old to Find Love | |
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| Stretch Out and Fly Right | |
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| Foundations Shift, but Life Stands | |
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| Closeness Cannot Be Measured on a Map | |
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| Believe You Can | |
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| Hug for Health | |
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| Exercise for Your Mind | |
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| You Are Complete by Yourself | |
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| Be Honest for Your Future | |
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| Find Your Own Path | |
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| Why Not Be Optimistic? | |
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| December | |
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| Your Life Has Purpose and Meaning | |
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| Can I Do It? Ask Yourself | |
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| Pets Are Healthy | |
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| Have Faith, but Don't Forget Reality | |
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| Be Careful What You Ask For | |
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| Take Action | |
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| Health Is About Life | |
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| The Search for Perfection Is Endless | |
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| Win Your Own Respect First | |
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| Think As If Others Can Read Your Mind | |
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| Don't Drown Yourself in Water | |
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| Relationships Are Like Modern Art | |
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| Keep Your Goals Where You Can See Them | |
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| Make Health a Convenience | |
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| Don't Settle | |
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| People Who Have It Right Work Harder to Make It Better | |
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| What Is the Point? | |
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| It's Not Easy, Even If It Looks It | |
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| Hope Springs Internal | |
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| Completely Healthy Is Rare | |
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| We Seek Warmth | |
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| Don't Run in the Wrong Direction Just Because You're Near the Finish Line | |
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| Do It Now | |
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| Happiness Is Not an Accident | |
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| Master Your Fears | |
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| Nice People Don't Finish Last | |
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| Your Goals Must Engage All of You | |
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| See the Horizon, and Watch Your Step | |
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| Follow Through for You | |
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| Only You Can Say If This Is a World You Can Succeed In | |
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| There's No Deadline for Your Dreams | |
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| Acknowledgments | |