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“Keep busy with survival. Imitate the trees. Learn to lose…” quote by May Sarton — Download Open image

“Keep busy with survival. Imitate the trees. Learn to lose in order to recover, and remember nothing stays the same for long, not even pain. Sit it out. Let it all pass. Let it go.”

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