Polly Berrien BerendsEverything that happens to you is your teacher. The secret is to learn to sit at the feet of your own life and be taught by it. Polly B. Berends
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Everything that happens to you is your teacher. The secret is to learn to sit at the feet of your own life and be taught by it. Polly Berends
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