Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. ✨ Henry David Thor…

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Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. ✨ Henry David Thoreau, Laura Ross (2009). Walden, Or, Life in the Woods: Bold-faced Ideas for Living a Truly Transcendent Life, p.373, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
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Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. ✨ Henry David Thoreau, Laura Ross (2009). Walden, Or, Life in the Woods: Bold-faced Ideas for Living a Truly Transcendent Life, p.373, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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