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“be surprised by something every day.”
“to choose trouble for oneself in the direction of what one would like to become.”
state of pure attention that occurs before thinking.
“when your mind goes off on its own tangent, you gently bring it back.”
We go as far as we can in knowing, then we have to rest in not knowing.”
“the knowledge that you’re only here for a very short time, plus tender-hearted mindfulness, lets you live inside your experience with freedom and possibility. For many people, much of life is a kind of nightmare. The only way out is waking up—attending to reality.”
If you want to savor, you can focus on an internal feeling, as when you thrill with joy, bask in pride, swell with gratitude, or marvel in awe.
