Antonya NelsonThere are a thousand things to hear about, informationally, daily, but the thing that doesn't go away is the one to pay attention to.
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There are a thousand things to hear about, informationally, daily, but the thing that doesn't go away is the one to pay attention to. We may be inundated with information daily. It can seem that our attention is taken up by too many things. We may even lose sight of what's truly important in life.
That's why it's important to focus on the one thing that doesn't go away. When we're at our lowest, the one thing that doesn't go away is the one thing needed to help us get back up again.
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