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Subject: The Power of Presence - Tricycle Daily Dharma, July 6, 2013
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| Tricycle Daily Dharma July 6, 2013 |
The Power of Presence  | Presence has no measurable product except positive feelings, feelings of support, intimacy, and happiness. When we stop being busy and productive and switch to just being still and aware, we ourselves will also feel support, intimacy, and happiness, even if no one else is around. |  | - Jan Chozen Bays, "The Gift of Waiting"
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