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We only have one life (unless you__e a cat or a Buddhist) and it__ often dictated to us by what society tells us we should do. So we normalize and accept the paradox. We glamorize busy, but long to take a breath. We praise fat pay checks, but forget to be generous. We flaunt accumulation, but don__ use what we have. We value our diplomas, but forget how to be curious. We push a button on a treadmill that doesn__ take us anywhere as we look out at the park across the street.
Ellen Rowland Everything I Thought I Knew: An Exploration of Life and Learning
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We only have one life (unless you__e a cat or a Buddhist) and it__ often dictated to us by what society tells us we should do. So we normalize and accept the paradox. We glamorize busy, but long to take a breath. We praise fat pay checks, but forget to be generous. We flaunt accumulation, but don__ use what we have. We value our diplomas, but forget how to be curious. We push a button on a treadmill that doesn__ take us anywhere as we look out at the park across the street.
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Everything I Thought I Knew: An Exploration of Life and Learning

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