Love Quote #6950971
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Stop giving people power to control your smile, your worth, and

Stop giving people power to control your smile, your worth, and your attitude.

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_runthenight_

posted January 13, 2014 at 10:41am UTC tagged with love, worth, depression, control, attitude, power, stop, advice

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