Stress is caused by being here but wanting to be there, or being in th…

Eckhart Tolle
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Stress is caused by being here but wanting to be there, or being in the present but wanting to be in the future. It's a split that tears you apart inside. ✨ Eckhart Tolle (2010). The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, p.84, New World Library
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Stress is caused by being here but wanting to be there, or being in the present but wanting to be in the future. It's a split that tears you apart inside. ✨ Eckhart Tolle (2010). The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, p.84, New World Library

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