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The Art of Patience and Inner Guidance
By Joan Borysenko — 2008
We are a stunningly impatient culture...a fact that has been reflected in a lot of poor choices that have compromised the environment, the economy, the human potential of our country, and many of the democratic ideals that America is based upon.
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