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Everybody needs to take some time, in some way, to quiet themselves and really listen to their heart.

Jack Kornfield

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Jack Kornfield
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 16
Author
Psychologist
Writer
the United States of America
Everybody
Take
Needs
Heart
Really
Way
Time
Quiet
Listen

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