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" Everybody has a spiritual body. Everybody has a physical body, and so your spiritual body is the stuff that holds all of your emotions like your body holds your organs, your food, your muscles, your water. Your spiritual body holds your emotional state and your mental state. "

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Fan

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I Love

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Brain

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Prophecy

Believe

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Respect

My Own

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Forgiveness

Healing

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Decision

Fall

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Deal

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Opinions

Myself