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• At 2010.01.22 19:57, Karla said:
  

  I LOVE YOU DAVEY WAVEY!

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• At 2010.01.22 20:11, Michael said:
  

  Ummmm… Actually no.
  That’s the best way to keep those problems happening.
  Like everything else in life, you need to learn to prioritise, and yes- hugging your mates is cool, but bringing an end to the wars in sudan and the middle east, and end to hunger and an end to prosecution is way more improtant.
  Don’t give people an excuse not to act or not care.
  For once – this is NOT about yourself.

  PS. Yes, i agree – START WITH YOURSELF sounds cool and all, but it’s a super super slippery slope.

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• At 2010.01.22 20:24, Mark said:
  

  I really want to smile but over a period of time have been feeling stuck in a mood I can’t shake (stress, anxiety, and other things). Have been thinking positively (well nearly) but my nightmare of work gets worse! Always, seems to be challenging me more and more and gets bigger every day! It’s not just work but other stuff from my past and present and I’m getting quite depressed (overwhelmed actually)…drinking more and more to cope…I’m amazed that I can still function, but I think I’m doing myself an injury (been quite a few years now). I know I need to stop and my boyfriend says so too. I’m really quite scared now!

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• At 2010.01.22 20:41, Robert said:
  

  Mark – I hope you find the help & inspiration you need to turn yourself around. I know firsthand what it’s like to lose hope. I also know what it’s like to come back around.

  You mentioned you’re drinking more to cope – maybe you can try going to some AA meetings. You may find it’s not for you, but you also may find the help you need.

  I wish I could make it better for you.

  Robert

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• At 2010.01.22 21:53, Brandon said:
  

  Oh Davey, Davey….so YOUNG and NIEVE, with SO MUCH to LEARN.

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• At 2010.01.22 22:47, Zach said:
  

  Davey, you truly make my day. Everyday.

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• At 2010.01.22 22:51, Alberto said:
  

  I made a spanish version of 10 words to change the world, I’m uploading it to youtube I’ll send you the link. Hope that this does not bother you

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• At 2010.01.22 23:27, Alberto said:
  

  Here’s the link of my spanish version of 10 words to change the world http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ap11TCxjxg please watch it and tell me what do you think Twitter: @Twistar01 Or comment on youtube

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• At 2010.01.23 00:13, the universe said:
  

  you are so astoundingly selfish and self-absorbed sometimes, it shocks me. This is one of those times. And I say that from a place of love and light.

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• At 2010.01.23 01:33, Josh said:
  

  If oneself is not balanced, how can one balance the world?

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• At 2010.01.23 01:34, Josh said:
  

  Are you saying that one must be old, negative and bitter before one can be learned?

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• At 2010.01.23 01:37, Josh said:
  

  I don’t understand, without having met the man I cannot truly pass my personal opinion on the man, however he seems genuine in the fact that he loves himself. This does not mean he is self absorbed, it simply implies that he does not ignore himself, like many other people do. Would you please care to further your opinion?

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• At 2010.01.23 01:44, Fluffy Bri said:
  

  Wow!!! Trying to solve or not solve the world’s problems in less than 2 minutes!!!! I feel like i can take what you said and run with it a bit from my thoughts.
  We have to take care of ourselves and our immediate world. As far as the world problems, I hear you totally!! It is overwhelming and it makes me feel completely powerless. I mean I am living on unemployment, and am barely getting by especially with having a diabetic cat who constantly gets sick.

  However when you think about it, we have much more influence than we realize. Think of what it is like being in a room full of mellow people, and then someone like Betty White comes in. Her facial expressions alone can change everybody. Why is this? We can’t come up with an intellectual reason that explains it fully, or how we each can be like that.

  It is simple. We give off energy most likely from the Right (creative/emotional)side of the brain. And it does travel long distances (just think of how reading this blog makes you feel from across the world, Davey’s energy affects us from Australia).

  I will close with this. If we make sure our immediate environment and ourselves are good, and we feel better about everything personally, then that positive energy can be shared more long distance. And if you can effect enough people to feel the same way, it can become extremely powerful!!! You might not be able to control the world to fit your ideal idea, but you can help humanity evolve the way it was meant to.

  Change starts in the heart, moves through the body, into the room and eventually into the rest of the universe!

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• At 2010.01.23 04:31, Ryan from NJ said:
  

  its like an after school special! I love it!

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• At 2010.01.23 05:26, xoaninho said:
  

  Very inspirational video! It seems ridiculously simple but sometimes we overlook the simple solutions as we are overwhelmed by the size of the problems. Keep up the good work!

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• At 2010.01.23 06:12, Santiago said:
  

  Thank you for reminding those beautiful and valuable things everyday

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• At 2010.01.23 06:40, Rusty said:
  

  Excellent! Perfect Davey, truth is, the answer is so simple that people have a hard time believing it.

  So glad you are enjoying yourself down under. I hope to go some day.

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• At 2010.01.23 07:34, Dan said:
  

  DAVEY WAVEY! U R SO WISE COODOSE:)

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• At 2010.01.23 07:42, Orazio Marinelli said:
  

  Thumbs down Michael.

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• At 2010.01.23 08:10, Jamie said:
  

  What’s your goal for 2010? Join this Facebook group and share what you want to achieve this year:

  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=254201148137&ref=mf

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• At 2010.01.23 08:37, joey by the bay said:
  

  I discovered the hard way, that when feeling overwhelmed, instead of adding MORE to the pile (alcohol, casual sex, excessive spending, etc) what I needed to do was let go of the pile, to trust one of my best friends (god/the power of the universe), to begin everyday with a sense of self surrender, saying I’m not sure how I’m going to get through this day, but somehow, with the grace and support of god/universe, all will be okay, if I do my best in taking care of me and caring for others, doing my best to tackle my responsibilities, doing the best I can. And somehow, in letting go, in surrendering, somehow I find a sense of control, not knowing how things will turn out, but knowing that however they turn out, it will be okay. I thank god/universe for helping me thru the day, get a good nights sleep, and begin the process again the next day. (If you find it hard to connect with god/the power of the universe, I find doing so while taking my morning shower works best for me. As the water flows over me, I ask god/universe to wash away my troubled thoughts and to refresh me with a sense of hope that somehow, together, things will be okay. Faith + Trust + Hope = Peace of Mind and the opportunity to experience Love and to smile. I hope you soon may be able to experience inner peace and be able to smile once again. Know my thoughts and prayers are with you.

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• At 2010.01.23 08:39, Mike said:
  

  You’re right, Michael. At this moment, Davey more or less has a one size fits all solution to any issue in the world: Feel the love of the universe in yourself and broadcast it back to your friends. Not bad, but at some point, Davey will stumble on other ways handle problems. That’s what growth is all about. Stay tuned. We’re all waiting.

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• At 2010.01.23 08:58, nic said:
  

  my gawd, davey, you are so self-centered and naive. you boast about having such a fab time in australia and meeting a new cock, yet how is our being mindful of our personal habits going to have a world effect on the suffering and dying in haiti? or, for many other places? one should attack the symptoms, then work on the cure. you have it ass-backward, queer.

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• At 2010.01.23 09:29, Don Hanover said:
  

  nic, nice of you to show your true self here – look in the mirror – what are you doing on this site if you are such a bigot that you have the nerve to call an openly ga man and the owner of this site who has his opintions a “queer” – obviously you are keenly intent on makeing the world a better place… as if!

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• At 2010.01.23 09:32, Don Hanover said:
  

  ok it’s “gay” and “opinions” and “making” – obviously I was upset…

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• At 2010.01.23 10:00, Thom said:
  

  Davey, when you speak universal truths I feel like what you say is exactly what I am thinking at the time. I think our emotions can often be a trap and can tug at our Consciousness. It comes from the same thing that makes people look and rubberneck at traffic accidents. The news media seems to be feeding selected stories of human drama and enticing us to be emotion addicts. People become “news junkies” to get that rush of emotion which chemically can send endorphines to the brain and confuse us with “feeling good” when it really is making us feel bad in the long run. I personally avoid watching the news and the closeups of people crying and screaming and the “if it bleeds it leads” news motto. I think it takes work to be happy and allowing myself to be overtaken by sad and stressful events in the world…in addition to the ones that already happen in my own life…doesn’t serve the universe well. (Don’t you think the economy worsened in part simply becuase people were saying it was bad and reading reports about how bad it was?) Just like we must take in healthy food to keep our bodies healthy, we must conciously take in healthy thoughts to keep our minds healthy. It’s our job to manage both. This reminds me of the person I knew once who insisted that their family read the bible out loud together each day after dinner and brought the family to church every high holy day, but would go home and scream and curse and slap thier kids around at other times. We must bring peace of mind on ourselves so that we can share it with others. I can’t fix the worlds problems myself, but I can bring light to the people around me through my words and actions…helping the world begins there…thank you for sending out this positive message today…

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• At 2010.01.23 10:06, Vance said:
  

  You shouldn’t be interested in seeing someone fall, isn’t that what national news is about, watching someone in the limelight failing? The most important issue isn’t weather or not someone shares your view, but weather you’re allowed to have one or not.

  Peace and let’s hope you don’t have someone waiting for you to make a mistake to be a form of entertainment for them.

  Cheers!

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• At 2010.01.23 10:08, Bob South of Boston said:
  

  From my experience, Davey Wavey has it right! If we work on ourselves—how we treat ourselves and others, that is about all we can do. Certainly if everyone did that, the world would be a whole lot easier for the poorest among us to get their piece of the pie and live their lives with self-respect and happiness.

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• At 2010.01.23 10:28, Fair Haired Stranger said:
  

  I get the feeling we both have some pretty different ideas about what makes “a place of love and light”

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• At 2010.01.23 10:47, Julian in Toronto said:
  

  nic – If you are a regular reader and follower of ‘Break the Illusion’ I’m shocked and angry that you deliberately used the word ‘queer’ in reference to Davey! Obviously YOU are the bigot and as such show little tolerance for your fellowmen. Frankly, you sound more than a little red neck to me. As Don said in his retort, go take a l-o-n-g look at yourself in your mirror and then begin to do as Davey said – start changing you.

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• At 2010.01.23 10:57, Sara said:
  

  a ha a talky blog where davey’s wearing a shirt it’s a sad day indeed full of deep thought provinking words

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• At 2010.01.23 11:30, William said:
  

  Great vlog Davey!

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• At 2010.01.23 12:05, Steve said:
  

  OMG! I thought I had left the 60’s and flower power way behind me. Now I listen to this and wonder if we have progressed at all in the last 50 years.

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• At 2010.01.23 12:09, anthony said:
  

  No, not old, negative and bitter…. just experience more of life and not from a
  privileged position. If someone truthfully cares for others, then they will try and correct injustices, pain and despair in the world.

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• At 2010.01.23 12:12, MiloGoGreen said:
  

  Davey, why would you even speak about going green when you travel extensively? You must have a huge carbon foot print. It’s not like to travel to feed the hungry or stop wars; you travel to look at speedo bums.
  hypocrisy |hiˈpäkrisē|
  noun ( pl. -sies)
  the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform; pretense.
  ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French ypocrisie, via ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek hupokrisis ‘acting of a theatrical part,’ from hupokrinesthai ‘play a part, pretend.

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• At 2010.01.23 15:32, Volker said:
  

  To help solve the world’s problems focus on resolving our own issues by learning to love and accept ourselves. If a person does not ruly love themselves, how can they possibly love another or even know what it is like? By solving our own problems, we offer others a source of inspiration and example on solving their own issues. There is not a person on this Earth, regardless of his/her station in life, that is perfect. We all have something to learn, so leave judging others out of this! That is my opinion anyway, for what it is worth.

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• At 2010.01.23 21:18, Niokl said:
  

  “Think Globally, Act Locally” bu later “Act Globally”
  I agree with Michael and Josh. But I also agree with D.W.
  If You want to change the World, start from Yourself
  and from Your neighbourhood.
  But it is good only for the beginning… and it is not enough…
  You must do more…

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• At 2010.01.23 21:40, christopher said:
  

  if youre not a beleiver in problems-wait till you have one-we will be listening.

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• At 2010.01.24 00:44, Roxytherotten said:
  

  Davey!

  Have you ever been a aid worker abroad? Do you know what it’s like to be relied upon to help when resouces are non existant? Do you think you could endure the diseases and heat in a war torn country or state for 2-3 months?

  If you ever do, as I have, you will discover that you wiil stop thinking about yourself and focus on the bigger problem that you wish to god you could find a solution.

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• At 2010.01.24 00:47, Roxytherotten said:
  

  I mean’t to say it was Sri Lanka!

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• At 2010.01.24 03:22, Capricorn.ftl said:
  

  It’s a great jumping off point. One that will make people ask more questions and look for answers.

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• At 2010.01.24 15:44, Mosaic Dave said:
  

  I’ve been following this blog for nearly 2 years and I can’t recall ever hearing Davey declare himself a crusader for the environment. He seems, to me, to be responsible for his carbon footprint; not preachy and fanatical. Were he telling us all not to fly, drive, build houses out of wood, etc. I might agree with you because he would obviously be contravening his declared values. But from what I’ve read and seen he’s only asking us to be mindful and responsible. One can still travel for pleasure and have a low carbon footprint. He drives a small car, works mainly from home, lives in a building that has been adaptively reused from its previous function. These things I know for sure. I’m sure he does more of which I am unaware.

  I don’t believe it’s helpful in the least to deride people simply because we feel they don’t meet the proper standard. Clean up your own back yard before you start trying to clean others’. That’s part of the message in the video and something I think would be helpful for you to hear.

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• At 2010.01.24 16:16, Mosaic Dave said:
  

  It’s all a matter of perspective. What some people call problems other people call learning opportunities. Something is only a problem if we judge it to be. And in doing so, we give up our power to the ‘problem’. Our language creates how our world occurs for us.

  For example, I’m from Canada. En route to a weekend in Chicago, I withdrew some money from an ATM in Detroit and forgot my card in the machine. The only way to get a new one was to cross back into Canada, go to my bank and have another one made. This would take a few hours and we did not have time. The bank would not – and indeed could not – open their ATM and get my card out.

  I could easily have labeled this a problem. I would have had a miserable time in Chicago and I would have been completely pissed off at everyone and everything around me for not helping me to have things the way I wanted them to be (which is merely a story anyway – something I’d be telling myself so I didn’t have to take responsibility for my situation). I chose, instead, to be powerful and to accept that I didn’t have my debit card and I only had $100 cash for the weekend. I made it into an opportunity to be resourceful. I used credit where I could. Where I needed cash I borrowed it from people – even a couple people in our group who I had only just met. I was making requests of people that were bold and that I wouldn’t normally have made strictly to challenge myself to be powerful and resourceful. It worked.

  This was, certainly, not a life-or-death issue. Take Haiti, for example. It seems they have quite an intractable problem on their hands, at present. We can’t do anything about the earthquake having happened. It did. That’s all there is to it. The only thing we can control is our response to the issue. Is it a problem? Or is it an opportunity to shine some light on the poorest nation in the western hemisphere? I say this is the wake-up call that we need to really see what’s happening down there – not just as a consequence of the earthquake but also day-to-day. Haiti is now fully in our spotlights and we cannot ignore it. It’s our opportunity – and our responsibility – to make a difference for these people and this nation. In a dark room, we have 2 choices: curse the darkness (because the darkness is a problem for us) or light a candle (because it’s not that tough and we can overcome the darkness with some effort).

  If we look at something as a problem, it will certainly be one. But if we look at it from a more empowering perspective then we will be far more empowered to deal with the situation without worrying about all the ancillary ’stories’ that come with problems.

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• At 2010.01.24 19:18, Gary Bing said:
  

  What do orange juice and Anita Bryant have in common? Both got canned. Way back machine–1977-1978, “..not since Stonewall.” We can adopt kids now Anita, but we can’t marry.If you recall Anita famously said that she didn’t hate homosexuals (she hated the word gay as a cover up for miserable lives)but thank God they can’t have children. Yes we can. I’m not sure if there is a state or city that has an ordinance against kissing in public between two the same sex. There probably is nothing about three people so I guess when pushed into service a man’s got to do what a man’s got to due. We voted for change and blacks went to the polls as never seen before, but I hardly give them the credit. A lot of us good old white boys put in for the man in charge. like that hasn’t happened before. The former guy said “Why did the economy have to tank on my watch? The answer was over the oval office’s door from his predecessor. “It’s the economy, stupid.” I’d like to say give Obama and peace a chance. But peace is not actually his strong suit even though he got a prize for it. His time table for troop withdrawal is off the table. it appears that base off Cuba closure is far from “imminent”(sic)and just how long are we to endure that “Don’t ask don’t tell” crap? That ain’t flying anymore than aircraft security. Hey Davey! Why don’t you crash a state dinner wearing a speedo? I’m sure even a majority of straight people would love it. Give Obama a chance he’s only been in a year and that is hardly enough time to even deal with the mess he’s inherited. The issues with that stupid base, I give you tissues. I feel like that poor boy who was yoUTube pleading tearfully to leave Britney alone. Now for the “Don’t ask don’t tell,” I give you the….(that might be construed a terrorist act, they can pull that stuff any which way that suits them now)For the life of me I can not understand why anybody would sign a contract that has the phrase “Subject to change with out notice.” I don’t remember anyone forcing my hand to let someone eavesdrop on me at will. I knew that National Security would be used as a ruse. Now I have definitive proof. Change is good. I did wear a school uniform when I was in private school. I did not have to wear one while in public school as do the kids now do for “discipline.” Change is good. Especially when you have to have several shirts and pants identical. I only had one regulation navy blue tie. My mom threw it away one day and gave me two new ones. She said you got to alternate or they become ratty. I looked at my shoes and shrugged. I got a new pair the next morning for school. I needed new tennis shoes, but priorities are made with no concern over others like they would lead you to believe. The school uniform policy does not address shoes for public schools in my district. Fights are always about shoes these days in public schools, some have even been killed. “Just be glad you don’t get all the government you pay for.” Will Rodgers about 70 years ago.

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• At 2010.01.24 20:20, Kyle said:
  

  A shirt Davey!! You are in Sydney… all the more reason to not wear anything

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• At 2010.01.24 21:25, Manuel said:
  

  Why so bitter and defensive?

  I travel for pleasure a lot and I have to admit that feel I have to make up for it by doing things at home.

  I love Dave, but sometimes he does pontificate. When you love people, you take the good and the ugly.

  Milo, how’s your backyard looking?

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• At 2010.01.24 21:35, Manuel said:
  

  Mosaic, way too much pontificating. The lengths of your post depict a person who is way too bitter; what a waste of time, no action.

  Go to iTunes and buy Hope for Haiti Now. I did, even though I don’t really care for most of the songs on that album. It was my way of helping from where I am.

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• At 2010.01.25 00:16, Greg said:
  

  So it is.

  The only person you can change is yourself.

  So the works begins right here, with me…
  and with you.

  Be well,

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• At 2010.01.25 07:03, Paul said:
  

  Most of the problems of the world are caused by selfishness (the love of money and power stem from this). Davey is right that change begins with the individual but of course it has to move on from there. Human nature being what it is, however, it’s not likely that we are ever really going to resolve the world’s problems. As individuals we can only try to moderate our own inherent selfishness. We have the power to make the lives of the people who surround us happier. That in itself is important.

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• At 2010.01.27 03:33, Mosaic Dave said:
  

  I suppose it’s all a matter of perspective. I don’t see Davey’s posts as pontificating and I didn’t see what I had written as bitter. Perhaps righteously indignant.

  What I do perceive is Davey sharing these things with us freely out of love and generosity of spirit. And I perceive people like Milo tearing Davey down. It serves no purpose, in my opinion. Sometimes I do forget that my opinion is only one perspective.

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• At 2010.01.27 03:40, Mosaic Dave said:
  

  Manuel, until you pointed it out (twice) I would never have seen myself as bitter. I have a commitment to help people find more empowering perspectives on the world that work better than the ones they’ve chosen and perhaps I have lost sight of the fact that if I’m sharing my experiences and opinions as ‘corrections’ perhaps I am pontificating and coming across as bitter. I appreciate your bringing it to my attention.

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