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This reads as a warning about the hidden cost of constant reactivity. It can be taken to mean that anger is not just emotional, it depletes energy and can affect the body over time. It lands in everyday conflict, when stepping back, breathing, or choosing not to answer in the heat of the moment is less about politeness and more about self-preservation.
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About Joyce Meyer
American Charismatic Christian author and speaker
Pauline Joyce Meyer is an American Charismatic Christian author and speaker, and the president of Joyce Meyer Ministries. Her work is associated with the ministry based near Fenton, Missouri, outside St. Louis. She is known for her Christian teaching and public speaking through that ministry. Her name is closely tied to its leadership and to the message she presents from that platform.
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