CHAPTER 18  

Reenergize with Gratitude

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.

—MELODY BEATTIE,self-help author

ON LOW POWER

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