"Conscious attention is a designed function of the brain which scans the environment for any trouble making changes. If you identify yourself with your trouble shooter, then naturally you define yourself as being in a perpetual state of anxiety."

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Alan Watts

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“The Victorians were great engineers. They engineered a [schooling] system that was so robust that it's still with us today, continuously producing identical people for a machine that no longer exists.”
“The road conditions are so variable here, there is ice, snow and everything in between. But a podium finish is a definite possibility if we stay smooth and adjust to the slippery conditions.”
“In the 21st century, I think the heroes will be the people who will improve the quality of life, fight poverty and introduce more sustainability.”

Source : "Adventurer sets sights on the sun for an 'impossible' dream". CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. January 19, 2010.
“Misery is manifold. The wretchedness of the earth is multiform.”
“In the mind and nature of a man a secret is an ugly thing, like a hidden physical defect.”
“When I do book readings, I always incorporate music or singing.”
“When you are in the valley, keep your goal firmly in view and you will get the renewed energy to continue the climb.”
“I choose to suppress the initial categories I want to put people in - rich, poor, together, not together, druggie, yuppie, rocker, loser, winner, cool, uncool. I choose to remember that I don't know their struggle or their pain. I choose to err on the side of grace because someday I'll stand before God, and I pray He'll err on the side of grace with me.”

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