How do we appreciate the good without letting it be the enemy of the perfect? How do we … - Donella Meadows

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If anything interferes with my inner peace, I will walk away. Arguments with family members. All that stuff. None of it matters.

Donella Meadows

How do we appreciate the good without letting it be the enemy of the perfect? How do we keep a step in the right direction from becoming a stopping point? How do we get beyond shades of insipid light green?

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