- Thomas Bien
When you wake up....
Both wholesome, encouraging, and liberating mental states exist in us as well as states that are unwholesome, discouraging, and negative. Learn the art of encouraging the positive states so that you become more resilient in the face of difficulties, and so that negative states don’t define you or your days.
This day is not disposable. Make it worth living.
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