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“Oftentimes it is the people who suffered the most who have the quickest and easiest path to enlightenment and self-actualization. This is because they've been through so much. They are survivors. They are fighters and if that is you, we need your lessons. We need your example, so share it with the world. You are the light that will lead the way out for so many people.”

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