Susan notes: from the Daily Ohm, to which you can subscribe here. Photo courtesy of Flickr user .faramarz, who has many other photos from the 2009 protests in Iran.

There are certain personality archetypes that we all carry within us, such as the inner child, the lover, and the mother. Some of these archetypes present themselves strongly, while others lay fallow.

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There is nothing in your life that cannot be overcome; whatever the situation or problem, there is always a solution.

When our next best course of action seems unclear, any dilemmas we face can appear insurmountable.

Yet there is nothing we cannot overcome. 

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