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Louise Hay

CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF LOUISE HAY

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Celebrating the legacy of Louise Hay 1926-2017

Louise Hay’s gentle and powerful messages of love, forgiveness and acceptance have inspired me hugely both personally and professionally. Celebrating the legacy of Louise Hay is such an honour and especially on the anniversary of her passing 3 years ago.

She was an inspirational teacher who educated millions since the 1984 publication of her bestseller You Can Heal Your Life, which has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. Renowned for demonstrating the power of affirmations to bring about positive change, Louise was the author of more than 30 books for adults and children, including the bestsellers The Power Is Within You (a personal favourite) and Heal Your Body.

Louise was an absolute pioneer in personal development.

The work of Louise addresses the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of ourselves, so it is timeless and offers us the opportunity for powerful personal transformation. The foundation of Louise’s work is, of course, loving and approving of yourself!

Here is some more of this amazing woman’s background to give you an idea of who she was (and is), taken from her website. Follow that link to find out more. Of course, if you’ve already come across Louise Hay, then I don’t need to say much more.

” Dubbed “the closest thing to a living saint” by the Australian media, Louise Hay is also known as one of the founders of the self-help movement. Her first book, Heal Your Body, was published in 1976, long before it was fashionable to discuss the connection between the mind and body. Revised and expanded in 1988, this best-selling book introduced Louise’s concepts to people in 33 different countries and has been translated into 25 languages throughout the world.

FROM STRUGGLE TO STRENGTH

Through Louise’s healing techniques and positive philosophy, millions have learned how to create more of what they want in their lives, including more wellness in their bodies, minds, and spirits. Her own personal philosophy was forged from her tormented upbringing. Her childhood was unstable and impoverished, and her teen years were marked by abuse. Louise ran away from home and ended up in New York City, where she became a model and married a prosperous businessman. Although it appeared that her life had turned around, it was not until the marriage ended 14 years later that her healing really began.

Louise started what would become her life’s work in New York City in 1970. She attended meetings at the Church of Religious Science and began training in the ministerial program. She became a popular speaker at the church, and soon found herself counseling clients. This work quickly blossomed into a full-time career. After several years, Louise compiled a reference guide detailing the mental causes of physical ailments, and developed positive thought patterns for reversing illness and creating health. This compilation was the basis for Heal Your Body, also known affectionately as “the little blue book.” She began traveling throughout the United States, lecturing and facilitating workshops on loving ourselves and healing our lives. “

It is always a joy to share a taste of her work in an easy to follow way so that others can get a taste of how I help women in my coaching.

You’ve had a little introduction to Louise Hay and this link will introduce who I am and how I work with women, helping them to move on from past trauma or just a period in their life where they might feel stuck.

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What are you GRATEFUL for?

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Louise Hay Quote for What are you grateful for blog

During a beautiful client session recently, we did a wonderful exercise which was all about having an “attitude of gratitude”. You might have heard that term a few times before but it really is very meaningful. So I’m asking you, what are you grateful for?

It’s easy to make a mental or written list of everything you might be grateful for at any time of day. We can start and end the day with a short gratitude list or just think about it as we go about our activities. 

No matter how hard life can get sometimes, gratitude is the most powerful way to get into that calmer space, be happier and welcome wonderful new experiences into your life.

This gorgeous quote from the amazing Louise Hay is just perfect, I think.

I have noticed that the Universe loves gratitude. The more grateful you are, the more ‘goodies’ you get.

I don’t mean only material things. I mean all the people, places and experiences that make life so wonderfully worth living

Louise Hay

Did you know research shows that being genuinely grateful:

· regulates the sympathetic nervous system that can calm potential anxiety responses;

· helps the brain to manage negative ruminations and focus on positive thoughts;

· is a catalyst for neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine that manage your emotions, anxiety, and stress response?

How about embodying gratitude through movement?

I love really feeling gratitude in my body. Not just saying words or writing them down but FEELING the gratefulness in my body. If you like the idea of that, then you might like this short yoga practice from Adriene

Grounding Into Gratitude – Root Chakra Yoga – Yoga With Adriene

By consciously practising gratitude, you can train your brain to pay attention to positive emotions and thoughts thus managing and reducing feelings of nervousness or anxiety. 

As you can see, I have so much to say about gratitude! And I’ve only just got started!

I ask my clients “what are you grateful for?” a lot in our sessions. Developing the feelings of appreciation for our lives only bring more to be appreciative for.

What you’ll get from my coaching sessions

6 weeks that will help you transform your critical, negative inner voice into a positive force in your life.

You get to make yourself a priority and invite peace, gratitude, harmony into your life every day.

The ability to get back on your feet during or after experiencing challenging times and trauma.

Believing in yourself and accomplishing what you set your mind to achieving.

Welcome in new beginnings.

Start loving your body and transforming negativity into love.

Overcoming fears or obstacles and start each day with a positive outlook?

Do you want to:

clear your life of clutter and chaos to enable new energy to enter? ✨

conquer negative thoughts and have a strong, positive inner dialogue? ✨

have real self-love and success in your life? ✨

start the day with positivity, gratitude, motivation, and empowerment? ✨

If you’d like to find out more about my very special 1 to 1 coaching where feeling gratitude becomes so easy, then just follow this link to find out more.

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Louise Hay and the Hay Rides

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Louise Hay and the Hay Rides

With Pride Month nearly over it’s so so sad to still see so much homophobia and hate speech around. So, I just wanted to to talk about Louise Hay’s work with HIV and AIDS sufferers back in the 80’s. Louise Hay and the Hay Rides were a complete life line to so many people at a time when they felt isolated and rejected by society at large. 🌈🌈🌈

In 1985, she began, in her home, what later became her famous support group, The Hayride, to help HIV/AIDS patients and their families. This was a time when these people were pushed away by society – so many literally had nowhere to go as their families and loved ones turned their backs on them. It is such an important part of her legacy. 

In a blog called, “My Fabulous Disease,” Mark S. King wrote that Hay’s “message of self-love and unconditional acceptance—of our lives and other people—resonated like a beacon to the frightened gay men of Los Angeles.”

Here is the link for the entire blog.

Louise Hay and the Hay Rides

It was in Los Angeles in 1987 that the Hay Rides started, gatherings of people with AIDS, mostly gay men, looking for an answer or, at the very least, loving human contact. Some came away from the Hay Rides in despair, but others came away with self-love that was hard to find as a gay man in the 1980s.

As Louise wrote,

“Often what we think of as the things ‘wrong’ with us are only our experiences of our own individuality.”

Louise Hay

And this is a section from Sherri Lewis’ blog when Louise passed:

“ Yes, Louise Hay undoubtedly profited from AIDS. But she also reached out to the HIV/AIDS community as early as 1985, before doing so became a major celebrity cause — and two years before President Reagan first initiated the topic of AIDS in a speech. She held her first support groups for people with AIDS in her own home. And she did this at a time when there was more rage than hope, when there seemed to be no future for those living with the disease. For many, there wasn’t.

At that time, Louise opened her home and her heart and carried us as we grieved. “I am safe; it’s only change,” she taught us to say. So, for all that, I believe that Louise Hay was a true angel who earned her wings. Thank you, Louise, and rest in peace.”

Again, I am sharing the link for the whole blog.

I so hope that we can just start to love and accept ourselves more so that we can love and ACCEPT others more. It really is as simple as that…..🌈🌈

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this blog and if you have come across Louise Hay before – get in contact here.

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1 to 1 Online Coaching Sessions

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1 to 1 Online Coaching Sessions

I love sharing my 1 to 1 online coaching sessions. We are not alone in our thoughts and feelings as well as life experiences even though it feels like we are sometimes.

Louise Hay’s philosophies work at a very deep level and transform in ways that can’t be described but need to be experienced. The positive changes that women see can’t be done alone nor with just reading her books.

Would you like to clear out old stories from your past and reach even deeper levels of love and acceptance to improve your relationships, success, prosperity and health?

Thank you Peggy. I always want the women to feel this way.

“Liz’s way of leading the workshop was like having a lovely time with a trusted, close friend.

I felt very safe, I was heard and felt empowered.

After the workshop, I have only one thing to say to myself, Yes Peggy, you can do it!

Thank you Liz”

Peggy

I have a few questions for you…..

Do you feel good enough?

Do you tell yourself that you are amazing?

Or do you find that you keep telling yourself –  I can’t do that….

Who do I think I am?  

I’m not good enough…..

Or I’m too big, too old, too young, too inexperienced, too chatty, too quiet….. 

Well, you’re not. You’re enough. You’re more than enough.

Maybe these online sessions are for you?

You want to heal and get closure from a negative life event such as a toxic relationship, difficult breakup, painful loss, traumatic incident, accident or illness. 

You want to learn how to release old or hidden emotions. 

You’re looking for simple tools and ideas to help you heal from the past so that your true self can emerge. 

You want to let go of emotional baggage that’s holding you back. 

You want to replace self-criticism with self-acceptance and self-love 

You want to feel happier and start living your life with a new sense of freedom and joy. 🙋🏾‍♀️

If any of the above resonates with you and you’d like to have a deep, deep sense of self worth, I can show you how.

Just get in contact with this link to find out about my 1 to 1 online coaching sessions. You can also follow me on Facebook if you’re on the platform with this link.

With my support throughout, you will gently and yet powerfully transform your life.

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Always Have a High Opinion of Yourself

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Always Have a High Opinion of Yourself

I was told recently in a message that I have such a high opinion of myself 🤔

I was being insulted but it got me thinking 🤓

Of course, I have a high opinion of myself. Why shouldn’t I? 😳

I spent so many years having quite the opposite opinion of myself that it’s a delight to know my own worth nowadays. Sometimes the old feelings can tug me back again but I know how to rectify them very quickly.

That message was fascinating – it said more about the other person and gave me great insight into their character. 🤨🤨

So please always have an exceptionally high opinion of yourself. Because if you don’t nobody else will.

“Having a low opinion of yourself is not ‘modesty. ‘ It’s self-destruction. Holding your uniqueness in high regard is not ‘egotism. ‘ It’s a necessary precondition to happiness and success.”

Bobbie Sommer
“Having a low opinion of yourself is not 'modesty. ' It's self-destruction. Holding your uniqueness in high regard is not 'egotism. ' It's a necessary precondition to happiness and success.” Bobbie Sommer

Do you always want to have a high opinion of yourself? Here are some ideas.

Be aware of what you’re thinking

Beliefs are thoughts that we accept as the truth. What we think about the world and ourselves becomes true for us. What we choose to believe can expand and enrich our world or do quite the opposite!

Listen to Your Soul.

This is loving and honouring yourself and your intuition, and not overriding your soul’s wisdom with other people’s opinions of what you should do.

Embrace Your Authenticity

Allow your true feeling, opinion, thoughts, and ideas to be enough.

Live the life you deserve

Sometimes we don’t put enough effort into creating a good life for ourselves because deep down we don’t believe we deserve it – often comes from our early childhood or buying into other people’s opinions.

Now if you’re still feeling that this is beyond you, you might be stuck in your old ways thinking and feeling. Do you want to break free?

Signs you may be stuck

You wake up tired 

You realise you’ve lost your sparkle

You only get excited about things that involve food or drink!

You don’t feel at home in your own body

You feel like you missed whatever chances you had

The True cost of staying stuck

You never fully realise the possibilities of your life

You trudge though life disappointed, disheartened or discouraged

You will never truly be free

Here’s a super short video about feeling stuck!

Do you feel stuck or trapped?

I can help you break free, become unstuck once and for all AND have a high opinion of yourself – find out about how you can work with me with this link.

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You Are ENOUGH

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You Are Enough

I help women move on, powerfully with their lives, after trauma. Women who often don’t feel good enough because of what’s happened to them. (Just a little reminder – You Are ENOUGH) 💚

This trauma could be a divorce, a death or maybe a redundancy. 💚

And along the way, we’ve learnt to believe that we’re not good enough. Not clever enough – not pretty enough – not outgoing enough – not old enough – not young enough. 💚

So basically, what I’m saying is YOU ARE ENOUGH. 💚

My own story is really about transforming from doubting that I was enough to knowing that I am good enough.

I am good enough - Louise Hay

My coaching package is all about developing that deep sense of love for ourselves. Throughout the 6 sessions, I share exercises with you to do exactly that. Louise Hay’s work is phenomenal and you are in a safe and secure environment to explore emotional blocks that might be holding you back. 🥰😍

I work with women who really want to move forward with their lives and to feel that they are always good enough every day. During my online 1 to 1 coaching package, we look at the negative messages we received as children and also our negative beliefs that no longer serve us and keep us stuck.

Here is a short video from my YouTube playlist, A-Z of Self Love 🥰❤️😍

E is for Enough

E is for Enough

Inner Child Work

The part of us that carries all those negative messages is often called the Inner Child. 

Although, there may be happy messages in there too, the negative ones are what limit us today. 

So, it is very helpful to get in touch with the Inner Child that feels unloved and not good enough and do some emotional healing. 

You have choices.

You have more power than you think.

You are strong enough to make the positive changes you need and you are worthy and deserving of the calm and joyful life you want.

I cannot recommend Liz highly enough. I loved her delivery style which is warm and nurturing. She gently guided and supported me to understand barriers I did not know I had and to be more accepting of myself. My attitude towards myself and life has changed dramatically and I now have tools to move on with courage, confidence and commitment. Thank you – A truly Empowering Experience.

Colleen

Do you think the more you get done in work or even at home, then the more you feel good enough? If you answered yes, then you need to remind yourself that you are ENOUGH regardless. You are enough just because you exist.

So, if you want to know more about how I can help you KNOW that you are good enough in my beautiful package of 6 ONLINE 90+ minute to 2 hour sessions, just get in contact. 💚

We will peel away all that crap and show you that you are enough. 💚

Get in touch here for more information. 💚

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Inner Child Work

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Inner Child Work

Communicating with our inner child plays an integral role in my coaching work.

We can often understand, intellectually, why we feel the way we do or where our negative beliefs come from. BUT deep inside us, our inner child still has that fear, anguish, shame or anger. We need to show that inner child that they are safe, loved and secure.

Using meditation and other exercises within my 1 to 1 sessions, we learn how important it is to understand how our inner child feels.

My inner child knows how perfect she is. I hold this child close to my heart and tell her how much I love her. Louise Hay

Our patterns for love were learned as a child.

If there were hugs and kisses, warmth and affection, and you were encouraged and praised, you will expect these same things as an adult.

On the other hand, if love was slamming doors & yelling & screaming, or disapproving silence & unreasonable expectations, or even brutality this will be your inner emotional connection as “love”.

If, as a child, you looked for love and all you found was pain, what will you find when you grow up and look for love?

Yes, more pain…

Using Louise Hay’s life changing philosophies, you get to understand your relationships as an adult better.

Until you release the old patterns, you will attract people who will give you pain.

Blaming the other person is useless. We need to change the patterns, and that is what my sessions are all about.

We cannot release the past if we do not know what there is to release. We need to see what negative beliefs are within us. 

Here is a short video which will give you a little more of an insight to inner child work:

I is for Inner Child

I suggest that you check in with your inner child every few days.

My inner child knows how perfect she is.

I hold this child close to my heart and tell her how much I love her.

Louise Hay

Inner Child work plays a very important part of my coaching and you know, at first I didn’t get it! Totally honesty here. But the more I connect with my inner child with Louise’s wonderful teachings, the more I am healed and living the life I’ve always wanted.

How my 6 one to one coaching sessions can help you:

  • How our thoughts and beliefs shape our lives
  • Awareness of negative thoughts and how to change them
  • Family patterns and how they affect our lives and choices
  • Healing the child within us
  • Dealing with difficult emotions
  • Forgiving ourselves and others
  • Unlocking a new future by learning to love ourselves and others
  • Creating healthy relationships
  • Freeing ourselves from damaging patterns and behaviour
  • Creating more vibrant health
  • Finding a sense of purpose, and
  • Writing a new story for our lives

Here is the link for more information on my package of 6 online sessions; all based on the philosophies and the teachings of Louise Hay, the pioneer of personal development.

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Forgiveness

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Louise Hay’s gentle and powerful messages of love, forgiveness and acceptance have inspired me hugely both personally and professionally. 

It can be really hard to forgive.

It is a process that can take years. I really believe in forgiving and yet, there are things that I might never be able to forgive. But I’m willing to forgive which is always the first step.

I suggest beginning by forgiving yourself for not being able to forgive in this moment!

I’ve also learned that I do not have to forgive the act itself, but I can try to forgive the person who committed it. The goal is to separate someone’s deeds from who they are as a person.

I have had a rather long, challenging and ultimately freeing journey of forgiving my mother and others who hurt me badly and letting it all go. 

If you’re not ready to forgive yet, approach yourself with gentle amusement.

Be kind to yourself and remind yourself that you’ll forgive when you are ready.

By giving yourself that kind of permission, it makes it much easier to get on with life, because you’ve opened up some emotional space for yourself and you’ve accepted where you’re at.

Here’s a little video – How forgiveness lets us free ourselves.

A-Z of Self Love – Forgiveness

Fake forgiveness is temporary, conditional, past is ongoing, motivated by fear and there is anger

True forgiveness is permanent (!), it is unconditional, you state the past is over, it is inspired by love and it takes time

True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience” 

Oprah Winfrey

Don’t judge if you see people forgiveness quickly.- it’s not necessarily fake.

Forgiving doesn’t mean forgetting but learning.

Many of my clients have found forgiveness one of the most powerful tools within our coaching sessions.

“But in particular, the exercises on forgiveness were incredible.

I have started a daily practice of forgiveness and it is very freeing.“

Anonymous

For more of a background about who I am and how I work with women, follow this link. And, of course, get in contact if you’r ready to set yourself free.

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Happy St Valentine’s Day

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Image of Liz Doyle for Happy St Valentine's Day blog

Happy St Valentine’s Day to you. Here we are on the day of love but I think it’s all about loving yourself unconditionally and believe me, this is profound.

Sounds simple but not so easy to do.

So instead of looking outside ourselves for love, tell yourself you are loved, loving and lovable.

Just because we exist we are always enough.

Imagine if we could all love ourselves more every day?

Do you think how we’re treated by others would change?

Do you think we would treat others differently?

Can you imagine how that would affect the world? .

I don’t need anyone else’s approval to love myself completely and unconditionally. I am enough and so are you. . You are enough.

It’s not selfish to put yourself first – doing something just for you is so important.

What can you do for yourself today or this evening?

The video, will encourage you to do just that:

What can you for you today?

Here Are some of my favourite Positive Affirmations To Help You Love Yourself and Bring More Love into Your Life:

I choose to see clearly with eyes of love. I love what I see.

Love is around every corner, and joy fills my entire world.

Today, I remember that Life loves me and will reward me.

I rejoice in the love I encounter every day.

I am surrounded by love. All is well. 

I am comfortable looking in the mirror and saying, “I love you. I really love you.”

I draw love and acceptance into my life, and I accept it now.

Love is all there is!

Have a wonderful day and evening if you have a partner and if you don’t because love always starts with you 🌹🌹🌹😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️

My one to one coaching sessions are all about loving ourselves and throughout the 6 sessions, we have exercises to do exactly that.

They are for anyone who are feeling a bit stuck in life.

It could be that lots of areas are working for them but in one area, for instance, their relationships are proving difficult and challenging.

That could be current or previous intimate relationships, those with their family or even their colleagues and/or bosses.

At the workshop, they will find ways to identify the blocks that are in the way and understand where they first came from.

This awareness will then lead to letting go of those old beliefs that held them back. These beliefs could be about themselves or about others. 💜

My sessions are not heavy nor miserable but have loads of moments that have real fun and humour as well as being totally uplifting. They are also a very safe and confidential place where women can express and explore their feelings at a much deeper level. 💜

If you want to know more about what it’s all about, here is the link to find out more.

Whatever you’re up to – Happy St Valentine’s Day ♥️

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Louise Hay

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Louise Hay

Although Louise Hay was a pioneer in personal development there’s a lot of people I talk to who have never heard of her.

Here’s a little intro to who she was and her work. 

This is why I love sharing her work 💜💜

Love Yourself Heal Your Life

There is quite a lot of info out there about Louise and in my upcoming blogs I’ll be sharing a lot more about her.

However, the following is something very special that she shared in her teachings. I have the honour to work through these steps, in depth, with my clients during one of our sessions.

I will share a shortened version but these 12 steps are so powerful ♥️

How to Love Yourself – Louise Hay

1. Stop all criticism. Criticism never changes a thing. Refuse to criticise yourself. Accept yourself exactly as you are. Everybody changes. When you criticise yourself, your changes are negative. When you approve of yourself, your changes are positive.

2. Forgive yourself. Let the past go. You did the best you could at the time with the understanding, awareness & knowledge that you had. Now you are growing & changing and you will live life differently.

3. Don’t scare yourself. Stop terrorising yourself with your thoughts. It’s a dreadful way to live. Find a mental image that gives you pleasure (mine is yellow roses), and immediately switch your scary thought to a pleasurable thought.

4. Be gentle and kind and patient. Gentle with yourself. Kind to yourself. Patient with yourself as you learn the new ways of thinking. Treat yourself as you would someone you really loved.

5. Be kind to your mind. Self-hatred is only hating your own thoughts. Don’t hate yourself for having the thoughts. Gently change the thoughts.

6. Praise yourself. Criticism breaks the inner spirit. Praise builds it up. Praise yourself as much as you can. Tell yourself how well you are doing with every little thing.

7. Support yourself. Find ways to support yourself. Reach out to friends and allow them to help you. It is being strong to ask for help when you need it.

8. Be loving to your negatives. Acknowledge you created them to fulfil a need. Now you are finding new, positive ways to fulfil those needs. So, lovingly release the old negative patterns. 

9. Take care of your body. Learn about nutrition. What kind of fuel does your body need to have optimum energy and vitality? Learn about exercise. What kind of exercise can you enjoy? Cherish and revere the temple you live in.

10. Mirror work. Look into your own eyes often. Express this growing sense of love you have for yourself. Forgive yourself looking into the mirror. Talk to your parents looking into the mirror. Forgive them, too. At least once a day say: “I love you, I really love you!”

11. LOVE YOURSELF- DO IT NOW! Don’t wait for until you get well, or lose the weight, or get the new job, or the new relationship. Begin NOW- do the best you can.

12. Have Fun.  Remember the things that gave you joy as a child. Incorporate them into your life now. Find a way to have fun with everything you do. Let yourself express the joy of living. Smile. Laugh. Rejoice, and the Universe rejoices with you.

(©  Louise Hay Blog “Do You Love Yourself?” January 3, 2013)

Aren’t they beautiful and I can promise you, life changing? ♥️

You might already know who Louise Hay was (and is) and would like to find out how you can “change your thinking, change your life” by working with me. If so, you can book in a call with me using this link.

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