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Rick Hanson explains how mindfulness meditation can strengthen our brains and help us focus our attention.
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It’s been years since I read them, but I recall fniidng the last 2 Harry Potter books rather enjoyable. If you’re a fan of the earlier Potter books, then you might want to give the last 2 a read. Though I’d probably skip the epilogue at the end of the last book; it’s just self-indulgent twaddle.
Glorius | 6:41 pm, March 23, 2012 | Link