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“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
— Melody Beattie
Self-help author
Melody Beattie, The Art of Being: 101 Ways to Practice Purpose in Your Life, (17 April 2008)], p. 92
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