"I encourage you from the depths of my heart and being to know that you have the full capacity and the right to make changes that will enliven your awareness, raise the succulent joy in your heart, and experience the vitality that comes from living in balance."
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Source: Stealing Life by Margaret Talbot, www.newyorker.com. October 22, 2007.
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