Gratitude is confidence in life itself. In it, we feel how the same fo…

Jack Kornfield
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Gratitude is confidence in life itself. In it, we feel how the same force that pushes grass through cracks in the sidewalk invigorates our own life. ✨ Jack Kornfield (2012). Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are, p.33, Shambhala Publications
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Gratitude is confidence in life itself. In it, we feel how the same force that pushes grass through cracks in the sidewalk invigorates our own life. ✨ Jack Kornfield (2012). Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are, p.33, Shambhala Publications

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