Once you depersonalize an “enemy” and put them to work for you (at the very least, they can serve as a harsh lesson or a cautionary tale) everyone and everything becomes a helpful adviser. Drama becomes minimized, potential becomes maximized.
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Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 
The enemy is inside your head. Unless you ripped it out, gotta just make sure it doesn’t crawl back in.
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It gets tough–that making sure it doesn’t crawl back in part. 🙂
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The only way to defeat your demons is to become friends with them.
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Yes!
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During the American Civil War, President Lincoln placed some of his most ardent foes in his cabinet. Then he could keep an eye on them.
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I love that! 🙂
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