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We should notice that we are already supported at every moment. There is the earth below our feet and there is the air, filling our lungs and emptying them. We should begin from this when we need support.

Natalie Goldberg

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Natalie Goldberg
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: January 4
Author
Novelist
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
Moments
Notice
Earth
Gratitude
Need
Air
Needs
Begin
Every
Already
Emptying
Feet
Lungs
Support
Supported
Moment
Filling

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