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Dec 2023
8m 56s

A Whole New Way of Thinking about Now

MICHAEL NEILL
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If you struggle to "be here now" and wonder if the present moment is all its cracked up to be, this week's episode will do exactly what the title suggests - share a whole new way of thinking about the only place you can ever really be!

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