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Monday Motivation with Lao Tzu

“If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.”

source: Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

sect 4, 11/12/08, 5:05 PM, 16C, 7416x10644 (336+12), 100%, Custom, 1/20 s, R67.7, G25.8, B35.4 Working Title/Artist: Shitao: Outing to Zhang Gong's GrottoDepartment: Asian ArtCulture/Period/Location: HB/TOA Date Code: Working Date: photography by mma, Digital File DP204906.tif retouched by film and media (jnc) 12_5_11

If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.

source: Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

By Nicholas Andriani

Writer • Poet • Educator • #英語教師
Food, Folklore & Pop Culture in Japan.
Part-time Cheesemonger
Asian Studies + English + 日本語 @mizzou

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