We can't enchant the world, which makes its own magic; but we can ench…

Diane Ackerman
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We can't enchant the world, which makes its own magic; but we can enchant ourselves by paying deep attention ✨ Diane Ackerman (2004). An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain, p.49, Simon and Schuster
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We can't enchant the world, which makes its own magic; but we can enchant ourselves by paying deep attention ✨ Diane Ackerman (2004). An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain, p.49, Simon and Schuster

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