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Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it.

Jon Kabat-Zinn

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Jon Kabat-Zinn
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: June 5
Molecular Biologist
Physician
Professor
University Teacher
Writer
New York City
New York
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There is just this moment. We are not trying to improve or to get anywhere else.
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The funny thing about stopping is that as soon as you do it, here you are.
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Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.
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It's okay that the mind drifts away but you just bring it back.
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