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The practice of living fully in the present moment—what we call mindfulness—can give us the courage to face our fears and no longer be pushed and pulled around by them. To be mindful means to look deeply, to touch our true nature of
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“How’ll I ever pay you back? I said. For what? He limped back to leave a bill under the salt shaker. All these lunches, dinners, jobs…. You’re not gonna pay me back, he said. It’s not that linear. He pushed open the glass door, and I stepped into spring air. When you’re in my place, you’re gonna pick up some kid’s check.”
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― Lit
“Blisters? Almost every hiker gets them. Lost toenails? You bet. I’ve noticed that young men will occasionally complain that they have to go too long between beer or pizza; yet you never hear women complain about losing skin or toenails or having to deal with feminine issues on the trail. The women almost invariably just tough it out.”
― When You Find My Body: The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail
― When You Find My Body: The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail
“Back home, nobody had any money, so we swapped the same few bucks back and forth with open hands. (Those without money don’t grasp right off having to discipline yourself against sycophants.)”
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“It’s not luck! I want to scream. You’re rich! You’re rich, and your parents are rich.”
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― Lit
“Words warranted my devotion—not drugs, not boys. That’s why I clung to the myth that poetry could somehow magically still my scrambled innards.”
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