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Welcome to the United States of Anxiety: Observations from a Reforming Neurotic

by Jen Lancaster

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The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language by Eugene H. Peterson (2004-05-01)

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In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

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if you try for an agenda, you often get an undesired outcome.”

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“I also read that Ed Sheeran gave up his phone.” “Why do you imagine he did that?” “He said he wants to create things instead of looking at things other people create, and he wants to see the world through his own eyes instead of through a screen. I think I’d probably be happier without my phone. Sometimes I feel like I have to check it, like it controls me. It’s like a job I don’t want or get paid for or anything. It feels stressful sometimes.”
― Glennon Doyle, Untamed

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“I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.”
― Mark Twain

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“Sometimes the only way I can determine whether I’m trying to control someone else or whether I’m simply expressing my feelings is by noticing how many times I say the same thing. If I mention something that is on my mind and then let it go no matter what response I get, I am speaking sincerely. If I repeatedly make similar suggestions or ask prodding questions again and again, I am probably trying to control. If I am satisfied only when the other person responds in a way I consider desirable—agrees with what I’ve said or takes my advice—then I know I’ve lost my focus.”
― Al-Anon Family Groups, Courage to Change—One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon II

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