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Sarah Nature, Poems, Tai chi Jan 22, 2019Mar 4, 2019

The evening light fades

without effort

Yet I must practice daily

doing

without doing.

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Published Jan 22, 2019Mar 4, 2019

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Riba says:

Jan 22, 2019 at 6:28 pm

Oh! Just lovely, Sarah.

Thank you.

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1. Sarah says:
  
  Jan 23, 2019 at 9:28 pm
  
  Glad you like it Riba 😊
  
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Ali Grimshaw says:

Jan 30, 2019 at 5:27 am

These lines resonate with me, “I must practice daily, doing, without doing.”
Me too.

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1. Sarah says:
  
  Jan 31, 2019 at 8:12 am
  
  Thanks Ali. Funny how even though I know I feel better when I practice daily, I often don’t do it!
  
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