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Today I made myself a new bookmark.
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On this day two years ago, I published my first newsletter and it caused my life to start shifting.
When I was a teenager working as a camp counselor, the parent of one of my campers once told me how ...
You give hope a chance the moment you admit why you’re scared.
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