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> [“When I examined my own life, I realized that I had been standing at the foot of my mother's casket for 35 years, grieving her loss in so many ways in my daily life. I needed to reframe this challenging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathaniel-j-williams/when-i-examined-my-own-life-i-realized-that-i-had-been-standing-at/)

Nathaniel J. Williams

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## More by Nathaniel J. Williams

> [“When I examined my own life, I realized that I had been standing at the foot of my mother's casket for 35 years, grieving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathaniel-j-williams/when-i-examined-my-own-life-i-realized-that-i-had-been-standing-at/)

Nathaniel J. Williams

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