2023-02-09 13:09
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
Whatever it is you want, plant it, sow it, give it, and it shall be given unto you. Adrian Rogers
How long do we keep doing whatever it is we do? Unti… Read More
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2023-02-06 12:58
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst, and take whatever comes your way. Anonymous
Life is going along. We get a phone call that jolts us. Someone… Read More
2023-02-02 12:58
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When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use. When diet is correct, medicine is of no need. Ayurvedic Proberb
What is easy to do, is also easy not to do… Read More
2023-01-30 13:30
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Make the most of yourself, for that, is all there is of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Friday evening five of us went to see Abba Revisited. It was a fun ev… Read More
2023-01-26 12:43
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Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won’t have a title until much later. Bob Golf
Our first big snowfall of th… Read More
2023-01-23 13:11
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Worry is a prayer for something you don’t want. Sharon Gannon
Don’t worry, be happy! When we worry we don’t change any of the things… Read More
2023-01-19 13:08
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You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. Do the thing you think you cannot do. E… Read More
2023-01-16 13:23
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Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life forever. Amy Poehler
Today is Blue M… Read More
2023-01-12 12:57
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The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to make things better. Robert F. Kennedy
Henry Ward Beecher learned early in life not to listen to th… Read More
2023-01-09 13:12
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When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears. Tony Robbins
Be grateful for our imperfect marriage. I read this the other day in an art… Read More
2023-01-05 13:26
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Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. Napoleon Hill
What does a successful life look like to us? Do we th… Read More
2023-01-02 14:24
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt
Happy New Year, and welcome to 2023! What will this year be l… Read More
2022-12-29 13:58
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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. Henry Ward Beecher
This is my last post for 2022. It is time to reflect on the past and… Read More
2022-12-26 13:10
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Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. Robert Brault
Is it the baby’s first Christ… Read More
2022-12-22 12:59
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He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. Unknown
It’s almost Christmas, and the hustle and bustle are in full swin… Read More
2022-12-19 13:01
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The greatest unhappiness a person can feel in life is unmet expectations. Leo Guhrke
Unmet expectations ruin much of our lives at any time but at Chri… Read More
2022-12-15 13:00
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When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. Maya Angelou
Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much. I don’t… Read More
2022-12-12 13:38
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Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. Vince Lombardi
Be… Read More
2022-12-08 12:46
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Conflict cannot survive when only one person participates. Unknown
In life do we take the high road, the middle road, or the low road? John C. Maxwell… Read More
2022-12-05 13:01
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Success is steady progress toward one’s personal goals. Jim Rohn
Why do we have such a hard time asking for what we want? Do we want too many th… Read More
2022-12-01 13:14
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The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall to-day be uppermost. Confucius
The wheel of fortune is the ultimate… Read More
2022-11-28 13:23
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Happiness depends on ourselves. Aristotle
I’ve been listening to Tony Robbins, and he tells us he knows what makes us unhappy and what makes us… Read More
2022-11-24 13:14
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Honesty is often very hard. The truth is often painful. But the freedom it can bring is worth the trying. Fred Rogers
Life is about growth, which mean… Read More
2022-11-21 13:09
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Our words have creative power. With our words, we can speak blessings over our future or we can speak negative things over our future. Joel Osteen
Doe… Read More
2022-11-17 12:57
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Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of fr… Read More
2022-11-14 13:02
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Change your thoughts and you change your world. Norman Vincent Peale
How long do we need to wait until we see results? When do we see the results of w… Read More
2022-11-10 13:01
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The place to begin building any relationship is inside ourselves, inside our circle of influence, our own character. Stephen Covey
How much time do we… Read More
2022-11-07 13:17
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There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the door of perception. Aldous Huxley
In art, in order to draw something corre… Read More
2022-11-03 12:02
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It always seems impossible until it is done. Nelson Mandela
Last night at the gym I listened to an audible book, “The Hard Thing About Hard Thin… Read More
2022-10-31 12:18
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Look at everything as though you are seeing it for the first time, with eyes of a child, fresh with wonder. Joseph Cornell
Today is Halloween and at T… Read More
2022-10-27 11:52
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My mom taught me a lot. A lot about minding your own business and leaving other people’s business alone. And let them think what they want. Ray Cha… Read More
2022-10-24 12:14
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Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances. Maya Angelou
This was a glorious fall weekend perfect for getting out and enjoying walks… Read More
2022-10-20 12:04
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
The best way to prepare for death is to live life to its fullest. John Bytheway
This week I’ve finally gotten back to the gym. I didn’t th… Read More
2022-10-17 12:27
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life. Louise Hay
I’ve been listening to Joyce Meyer while I paint. One of the things I like… Read More
2022-10-13 12:38
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Do your best, and be a little better than you are. Gordon B. Hinckley
We read a book and it resonates with us, we might even think we got this. We can… Read More
2022-10-11 12:38
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
When gratitude becomes an essential foundation in our lives, miracles start to appear everywhere. Emmanuel Dagher
It is good to be grateful for all th… Read More
2022-10-06 12:01
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Today is the oldest you’ve ever been and the youngest you’ll ever be again. Unknown
Aging in place is getting thrown around like it’… Read More
2022-10-03 12:36
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man. Euripides
We are at the beginning the middle or maybe getting toward the end of a jo… Read More
2022-09-29 11:58
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. John F. Kennedy
Last night I was listening to Oprah while I painted. She said… Read More
2022-09-27 12:10
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
If you wish to succeed in managing and controlling others – learn to manage and control yourself. William J. H. Boeteker
I am back from a beauti… Read More
2022-09-15 12:11
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline. Burn Philips
How big of a role does self-control play in our lives? We need to control our actions… Read More
2022-09-12 12:07
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Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you. John C. Maxwell
I started reading The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday at the beginning o… Read More
2022-09-08 12:04
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Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever. Keri Russell
As I look at my five-month-old grandson I am looking at a… Read More
2022-09-05 13:56
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There is joy and wonder everywhere when you see the world through the eyes of a child. Unknown
Last night on the news they featured a seventy-one-year… Read More
2022-09-01 11:44
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It’s easy to be a critic, but being a doer requires effort, risk, and change. Wayne Dyer
It is so easy to be a critic and I find myself being cr… Read More
2022-08-29 12:17
If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor. Eleanor Roosevelt
The happiness of pursuit not the pursuit of happiness gives us a better chance of being happy… Read More
2022-08-25 12:06
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The best way to predict the future is to create it. Peter Drucker
Todayism versus Long-termism. I watched a You-tube video with Ari Wallach he is the… Read More
2022-08-22 12:27
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To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I’m cleaning out my old art studio in the basement to gi… Read More
2022-08-18 12:12
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To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. Lewis B. Smedes
I watched a video on painting and the instructor was pain… Read More
2022-08-15 12:03
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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. J.R.R. Tolkien
This has been a fun weekend and it was to… Read More
2022-08-08 12:01
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Families are like branches on a tree. We grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one. Anonymous
Yesterday we celebrated my mother-in-law… Read More
2022-08-04 11:58
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Our attitude towards life determines life’s attitude towards us. John Mitchell
This past weekend I moved my art studio from the basement to my s… Read More
2022-07-28 11:47
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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. Ralph Waldo Emerson
One of our big fears in life is fear of criticism. One… Read More
2022-07-26 11:50
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Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream abou… Read More
2022-07-21 11:59
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The foundation stones of great lives are cut from the granite of audacious goals. Steve Nimmons
Norman Rockwell is a beloved American painter and I pi… Read More
2022-07-18 12:25
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Life presents many choices, the choices we make determine our future. Catherine Pulsifer
Time spent in nature rejuvenates us. We were invited to the r… Read More
2022-07-14 12:22
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My mantra is: Humble yourself. Discover what your monsters are. Be honest with yourself. Terry Crews
I’m reading “High-Performance Habits… Read More
2022-07-11 12:25
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership. Harvey S. Firestone
On Saturday evening we went to our son and his wife&rsq&hell…Read More
2022-07-07 12:03
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Smart, small choices + consistency + time = radical difference. Darren Hardy
In October of 2020, I wrote about the compound effect. The theme at Toast… Read More
2022-07-04 12:13
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Always remember, your focus determines your reality. George Lucas
On Friday, Canadians celebrated Canada Day and today Americans celebrate Independenc… Read More
Imagine Who We Could Be And Work Hard To Be That Person. We Can’t Hit A Target We Don’t Aim For.
2022-06-30 12:13
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To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that’s real power. Ayn Rand
School is out, and summer is here. Two months… Read More
2022-06-27 11:50
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Life is a garden our thoughts are the seeds, we can plant flowers or we can plant weeds. Unknown
My husband tells me he heard a woman say, “I lo… Read More
2022-06-23 12:23
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A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted fifty years of his life. Muhammad Ali
I’ve been thinking about cultur… Read More
2022-06-20 12:24
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Make the rest of your life the best of your life. Unknown
We are told we are never too old to start something new. I found a book, “You Can Draw… Read More
2022-06-16 12:10
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You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. C.S. Lewis
We may not know how, but wanting something is powerful. We did… Read More
2022-06-13 12:08
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The choices we make dictate the life we lead. Unknown
How many times have we quit when we should have kept going, and kept going when we should have q… Read More
2022-06-09 12:09
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There is no greater legacy that we can leave our children and grandchildren than a peaceful and safer world. Ted Turner
Rain starts to fall last night… Read More
2022-06-06 12:25
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. Greek proverb
My garden is late this year. The excuse I… Read More
2022-06-02 12:57
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When someone is rude, keep a smile on your face. When you stay on the high road and keep your joy, you take away their power. Joel Osteen
Sometimes we… Read More
2022-05-30 12:12
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Giving and receiving are different expressions of the same flow of energy in the universe. Deepak Chopra
The wedding is over, and the marriage begins… Read More
2022-05-26 12:06
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Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you. John C. Maxwell
Advice to my son as he gets married. The world needs strong, g… Read More
2022-05-23 12:23
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A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. Mignon McLaughlin
It is less than a week before our son’… Read More
2022-05-19 12:09
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Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist. Kenneth E. Boulding
It takes courage to… Read More
2022-05-16 12:14
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The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves. William Penn
Is envy at the root of many of the ills of our society? Was it envy that… Read More
2022-05-12 11:56
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If we’re not actively making things better, chances are we’re making them worse. William Westney
We create our life by the things we do da… Read More
2022-05-09 12:37
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Nothing in life will ever make you as happy, sad, exhausted, or proud as motherhood. Unknown
Yesterday was my daughter’s first Mother’s Da… Read More
2022-05-05 12:15
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Hard times are sometimes blessings in disguise. We do have to suffer but in the end it makes us strong, better and wise. Anurag Prakash Ray
The aborti… Read More
2022-05-02 12:00
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When we learn that we cannot truly control others, circumstances, or things, we will begin to let go, We will begin to find freedom. Unknown
Once we a… Read More
2022-04-28 12:40
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Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and then suddenly you are doing the impossible. Francis of Assisi
What is possib… Read More
2022-04-25 12:03
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When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius
My friend and I went for a wal… Read More
2022-04-21 12:28
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If your absence doesn’t affect them, your presence never mattered. Unknown
Are we living, loving, and mattering? What do we mean when we ask, ar… Read More
2022-04-18 12:02
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A family doesn’t need to be perfect. It just needs to be united. Unknown
Life surrounded by family is a joy. At Easter dinner two places were em… Read More
2022-04-14 12:26
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. Cynthis Ozick
Things can change in an instant. Everything is going along even if not merrily, it is rolling alon… Read More
2022-04-11 12:07
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be. Wayne Dyer
It is with awe and wonder, tha… Read More
2022-04-07 12:43
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one. Jill Churchill
As expected my grandson arrived at 10:30 am on Monday… Read More
2022-04-04 12:03
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Birth is the epicenter of women’s power. Ani DiFranco
I’m pretty sure our grandbaby will arrive before the day is out. Do we wait for our… Read More
2022-03-31 11:58
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I may not be there yet but I’m closer than I was yesterday. Unknown
Time, we think we have lots until we have none. At the beginning of pregnanc… Read More
Having The Knowledge To Make Good Decisions Is Important, Who Pays The Price For The Wrong Decision?
2022-03-28 12:06
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young. Thomas Sowell
Last night I started listening to Thomas Sowell’s audiobook &ldq&hell…Read More
2022-03-24 12:25
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
The first wealth is health. Ralph Waldo Emmerson
Spring is here! It was too wet and cold to go for a walk I told myself last night. It is so easy to t… Read More
2022-03-21 11:58
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
Family is one of nature’s masterpieces. Candace Cameron Blue
This is a year for weddings and family celebrations. Yesterday was the bridal showe… Read More
2022-03-18 11:45
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You don’t always get what you ask for, but you never get what you don’t ask for… unless it’s contagious! Beverly Sills
Yester… Read More
2022-03-14 12:23
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Family is not an important thing. It’s everything. Michael J. Fox
As we are waiting for our grandson to be born I am questioning the ideas of eq… Read More
2022-03-10 13:09
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Abundance is about being rich, with or without money. Suze Orman
Last night I attended the graduation for Speechcrafters a six-week introductory progr… Read More
2022-03-07 13:28
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The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself. Mark Twain
Last night I attended a Toastmaster club and read my When Can We Get A Puppy s… Read More
2022-03-03 13:06
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
To make living itself an art, that is the goal. Henry Miller
Last night we had our second zoom call for the 10:25:22 Book In A Year Challenge. I&rsquo&hell…Read More
2022-02-28 13:23
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have. Unknown
I received my shipment of author’s copies from Amazon yesterday. It&r&hell…Read More
2022-02-24 12:46
Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feeling, and emotions. Will Smith
Today I read in The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday, “The Real Source of Har… Read More
2022-02-17 12:55
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings. Albert Einstein
We don’t agree on many things. We don’t agree with co… Read More
2022-02-14 13:06
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
The life in front of you is more important than the life behind you. Joel Osteen
Milestones are not millstones around our necks. What we’ve acco… Read More
2022-02-10 14:24
Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have the potential to be comic stories the next. Nora Ephron
Last night at T… Read More
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