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	Embracing Change

shaine

5-26-2007 3:49 PM

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change, life

shaine says:

I would like to add that sometimes you should embrace change on your own rather than have it forced upon you. You have significantly more control over self-initiated change than when change is thrust upon you. When you are forced to change, it's not at your pace or with the options you choose. By being the cause of your own change, you decide when and how.

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5-26-2007 7:24 PM

kvk101

I love this.

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