We get lost in doing, thinking, remembering, anticipating

Eckhart Tolle
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We get lost in doing, thinking, remembering, anticipating - lost in a maze of complexity and a world of problems. Nature can show us the way home, the way out of the prison of our own minds. ✨ Eckhart Tolle (2013). Guardians of Being: Spiritual Teachings from Our Dogs and Cats, p.52, New World Library
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