This morning, for the first time,
I could really fly in my dreams.
169.
Finding presence when difficult patterns
arise is less about stilling them than
about being able to observe them.
arise is less about stilling them than
about being able to observe them.
167.
Why not enjoy the nonessential and superficial,
our only respite from the burdens of necessity?
our only respite from the burdens of necessity?
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