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““One practical way to do this is to look at other people and ask yourself if you are really seeing them or just your thoughts about them.””

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“dwell in stillness and to observe without reacting and without judging.”

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The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.

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Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it.

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“Give yourself permission to allow this moment to be exactly as it is, and allow yourself to be exactly as you are.”

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