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A Guide To Recovering Your Creative Soul Through Life’s Simple, Guiding Principles pa·tience /ˈpāSHəns/ noun 1. the capacity to accept or...

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A Guide To Recovering Your Creative Soul Through Life’s Simple, Guiding Principles per·se·ver·ance /ˌpərsəˈvirəns/ noun persistence in...

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A Guide To Recovering Your Creative Soul Through Life’s Simple, Guiding Principles Definition of Hope: noun: a feeling of expectation and...

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