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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

The Habit of Staying Immersed

Love this from my good friend Sheryl Monks: Fanning the Embers: The Necessity of Continuous Meditation.
Posted by Susan Woodring at 6:05 AM
Labels: staying immersed, the writing life

1 comments:

sherylmonks said...

Thank you :)

September 14, 2011 6:31 AM

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