If from morning to night we just took care of one thing after another, thoroughly and completely and without accompanying thoughts, such as â€œIâ€™m a good person for doing thisâ€ or â€œIsnâ€™t it wonderful, that I can take care of everything?,â€ then that would be sufficient.

Charlotte Joko Beck

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