"the word dyting is not synonymous with the word useless

Much of what we called "depression" was really dissatisfaction, a result of setting a bar impossibly high or expecting treasures we weren't willing to work for.
~ Mitch Albom ~












Much of what we called "depression" was really dissatisfaction, a result of setting a bar impossibly...
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