Apr 7, 2020

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When Isolation is the Cure & the Source of our Pain & Dysfunction.

Warning: salty language ahead.

Charles Swindoll said, “I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it.”

I don’t really know who Chuck is, but I’ve always liked this particular quote, and I’ve thought about…

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When Isolation is the Cure & the Source of our Pain & Dysfunction.

Charles Swindoll said, “I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it.”

More from Matt Salis

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