Water

Donnabeth Aniban

Mar 21

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Photo by Geetanjal Khanna on Unsplash

Sustains life for all.
Many walk miles for a pail.
Yet others waste drums.

Donnabeth Aniban

Written by Donnabeth Aniban

Mom since 2011. Filipino. Former nurse and teacher. Writer and entrepreneur atm. I write mostly about life, business, health, productivity, and motherhood.

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