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journals by Meagan
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  • Post category:Behaviour / Positive change
  • Post published:December 21, 2016

The stories of a person, a family, a culture, a country – they hold us, bind us in ways which are potentially fruitful or harmful, and can give us an identity. They can influence and also undermine us.

Source: The Stories We Tell Ourselves @ On Being

image: journals by Meagan under Creative Commons license

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Tags: behaviour, positive thinking

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