There is only this now. It does not come from anywhere; it is not going anywhere. It is … - Alan Watts

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Set goals, work hard, trust yourself, and only stress over what you can control.

Alan Watts

There is only this now. It does not come from anywhere; it is not going anywhere. It is not permanent, but it is not impermanent. Though moving, it is always still. When we try to catch it, it seems to run away, and yet it is always here and there is no escape from it. And when we turn around to find the self which knows this moment, we find that it has vanished like the past.

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