“Unhappiness is simply when the picture in your head doesn’t match the picture in front of you.”

— Kanwer Singh

Source: Humble the Poet, UnLearn: 101 Simple Truths For A Better Life

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Canadian YouTube Star, Rapper, Author and Spoken-word Artist 1981

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