the time even though she had been tested by her envy of the luxuries lavished on Claudia by her husband. To Amy's credit, once she discovered the context of these gifts, her envy, already fading, disappeared entirely.

Only, it seems, when our old behaviors and attitudes get us into enough pain do we become sufficiently brave, determined, and impelled to start the long journey back to the best person we can be. That journey-through the eye of the proverbial needle-is what this book is all about.

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