February 27 2023
Monday, February 27, 2023
I close this month’s discussion of “Ask Your Heart/Quiet Your Thoughts” with this quote by teacher and author Spring Washam:
Listen to your heart and trust the direction you are being pulled.
Something inside you already knows what to do.
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February 6 2023
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January 30 2023
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