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The power of the present moment is so immense it is capable - when lived in fully - of destroying forever every past mistake and regret.

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Vernon Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 16
Died: 1992
Died: August 23
Author
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Haverhill
Massachusetts
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Destroying
Moments
Fully
Past
Regret
Power
Lived
Every
Capable
Present
Mistake
Forever
Immense

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