…I Don’t Have To Be Overwhelmed

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…I Don’t Have To Be Overwhelmed

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We don’t have to live overwhelmed lives. Our environments feed our hearts and minds more than we realize. The good news? We can actually control a lot of it. No one told me I don’t have to be overwhelmed.
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