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"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity." -- Simone Weil

Aligns beautifully with a book I'm currently reading...

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

by: David Brooks

Highly recommend.

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Going on my list right now. Thank you, Tom.

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Thank you David. All of those resonate loudly and clearly, especially with your voice behind them. What wonders would happen if we would teach this to the young.

On a lighter note I have one for you: "Being dead, is like being stupid,

It is only painful for others".

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That last thought, funny and true.

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Good stuff. Living that way for the most part.

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The first and last thoughts—good ones, for sure. Thank you for passing them along.

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All great in their own rite > “We are kept from our goal, not by obstacles, but by a clear path to a lesser goal.” - Robert Brault Did move me thinking of the Robert Frost poem of choosing the road less traveled and that made all the difference!

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