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“One day, you’ll look back and wish you were as young as you are now. So enjoy it while you can.”


“Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened. When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing. Ajahn Chah”
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“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived, —THOMAS MERTON”
― Artists Way at Work: Riding the Dragon
― Artists Way at Work: Riding the Dragon

“Love. What was it, really? The desire to possess someone, or the desire to free them?”
― Speaks the Nightbird
― Speaks the Nightbird
“In a society that profits from your self doubt, liking yourself is a rebellious act.”
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“Planning also allows you to set intermediate goals and achieve them. Without a plan, you have only one goal: solve the whole problem.”
― Think Like a Programmer: An Introduction to Creative Problem Solving
― Think Like a Programmer: An Introduction to Creative Problem Solving

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