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Sangfroid

January 5, 2020 Andrea BadgleyLeave a comment

n. Coolness and composure, esp. in trying circumstances.

At least Walter was giving me the respect of being angry. Edna’s unshakable sangfroid had been so minimizing.

Elizabeth Gilbert, City of Girls
andrea-badgley-happiness-engineer-photo Andrea Badgley is a mom, wife, and creative nonfiction writer at Butterfly Mind. She grew up on the coast of Georgia and now lives with her husband and two children in the Appalachian mountains of Virginia.
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