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I'd like to learn to meditate with more enthusiasm. i can sit down and get quiet for 20 minutes, but it just has not been a part of my christianity at all.
-Anne Lamott
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Anne Lamott
I'd like to learn to meditate with more enthusiasm. i can sit down and get quiet for 20 minutes, but it just has not been a part of my christianity at all.
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