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A good clean up allows us to FEEL, to be sad, angry, frustrated and afraid. Most of all, a good clean up lets us sit with ourselves and face our behaviors, understand our deeds and how what we\u2019ve said or done could have been wrong or harmful to someone else. Let\u2019s identify our patterns, recognize our wounds, and how we\u2019ve dealt with them our entire life so that we can start to heal. Start to apologize and altogether improve things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally in our manifesting of the vastness of a universe so capable of feeding and healing bodies and souls, let\u2019s re-open our hearts and minds to reverberating selfless benevolence for all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, we just need to keep Gaddy\u2019s recipe for success in mind: Keep it HOT. 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