I\u2019m sure I read somewhere that counting your blessings is an important part of mental wellbeing.
\nOr do I mean mindfulness? Whatever; here\u2019s my thought for today:<\/p>\n
Having tinnitus means never having to fork out money for expensive and fiddly white noise machines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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