Thoughts on Things*
It’s a sunny warm day in early May, and I’m on the Long Island Railroad headed east, all the way east, to Montauk, where I’ve rented an Airbnb to participate in a week long virtual silent retreat, as part of my Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program.
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