<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft" style="float: left;" src="https://www.getmotivation.com/images/speakers_images/weldon-long-09.png" alt="Weldon Long - author and speaker" width="75" height="98" />Having spent 20 years living a life of poverty and desperation, including 13 years in federal and state prisons, and now living a life of nearly incomprehensible prosperity, I have learned that long-term suffering is a choice &#8212; our mindset will determine whether our suffering remains a temporary or permanent condition.</p>
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