Eileen AnglinOur work is not about transcending this world to get to a better place; our work is to be fully present here; to heal ourselves, and our planet in the spirit of service and compassion.
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We’re here to work, not transcend. We’re here to be fully present to this world, not get away from it altogether. I do not see my work as getting away from the world. But I do want to be fully present to it so that I can help heal it.
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