"To be alive is to totally and openly participate in the simplicity and elegance of here and now."

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Source : Don Altman (2011). “One-minute Mindfulness: 50 Simple Ways to Find Peace, Clarity, and New Possibilities in a Stressed-out World”, p.18, New World Library

Don Altman

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