Alertness Quote by Dan Mangan

“It's not supposed to make you distracted from your life, it's supposed to make you challenge the ongoing distraction with focused intention. Simply discussing how asleep we can be gives credence to the possibility of finding moments of true honest alertness.” quote by Dan Mangan — Download Open image

“It's not supposed to make you distracted from your life, it's supposed to make you challenge the ongoing distraction with focused intention. Simply discussing how asleep we can be gives credence to the possibility of finding moments of true honest alertness.”

Dan Mangan

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Alertness Challenges Credence Discussing Distracted Distraction Findings Focused Giving Honest Intention Life Moments Ongoing Possibility

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