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Exile (being Where We Don't Want To Be With People We Don't Want To Be With) Forces A Decision: Will I Focus My Attention On What Is Wrong With The World And Feel Sorry For Myself? Or Will I Focus My Energies On How I Can Live At My Best In This Place I Find Myself?...'i Will Do My Best With What Is Here.'

-Eugene H. Peterson

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Exile (being Where We Don't Want To

Eugene H. Peterson

Exile (being Where We Don't Want To Be With People We Don't Want To Be With) Forces A Decision: Will I Focus My Attention On What Is Wrong With The World And Feel Sorry For Myself? Or Will I Focus My Energies On How I Can Live At My Best In This Place I Find Myself?...'i Will Do My Best With What Is Here.'

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