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Collateral Beauty 

The beauty to be found in the midst of devastation or despair. The result of a methodical and intentional approach to difficult and typically life-altering situations that yields beautiful, positive and meaningful outcomes for an intended target (the person who is experiencing misfortune).
In Palliative Medicine, we’re really adept at helping people find the collateral beauty in otherwise sorrowful situations.
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Collateral Beauty 

Try to see the collateral Beauty within the damage
Collateral Beauty by Attica Soto January 28, 2018

collateral beauty 

It's the beauty on the inside , now how you look but how you act and feel - basically your personality
"That girls collateral beauty radiates"

"I agree"
collateral beauty by Heather2244 December 31, 2016
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