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What does it mean to be PRESENT --- well the zen master taught me: almost 50% of the world lingers in their past-- thinking about all that was lost or could have been done differently --- the other almost 50% think exclusively about the future, why their life will be better when they win money... or get that awesome job... or find their soulmate.... etc....
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I think sometimes we focus so hard on the pot of gold at the end that we forget the beauty of the rainbow itself. Enjoy the journey for the journey.... not for what may or may not be at the end of it. One day you will hit the end and say..... DAMN .. what did I miss? ANSWER: A whole lot - because your...
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Keep away from those who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.

-Mark Twain

So the zen master put it simply: Holding onto anger is like drinking poison in hopes that your enemy will die from it or grabbing a hot coal in intent of throwing it at the person you hate.... the only one that gets burned is you.

An old Cherokee told his grandson: "My son there is a battle between two woves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, and truth." The boy thought about it and asked: "Grandfather, which wolf wins?" - the old man quietly replied, "The one...
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How many times have you stared at the broken pieces of your life, too overwhelmed to touch them? -- Time to start putting them back together -- they won't put themselves back together. Puzzles have no value until you solve them.

So often we sit and suffer thinking about what we have had and lost -- and then we turn around and suffer thinking about all that we wish we had ---- NEITHER are the answer -- the answer is the breath you breathe and the life you live HERE and now -- because the truth is that is all we ever truly have and truly...
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