...to be lost is to be fully present, and to be fully present is to be capable of being in uncertainty and mystery. And — Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost
...to be lost is to be fully present, and to be fully present is to be capable of being in uncertainty and mystery. And — Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost
...to be lost is to be fully present, and to be fully present is to be capable of being in uncertainty and mystery. And — Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost
...to be lost is to be fully present, and to be fully present is to be capable of being in uncertainty and mystery. And — Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost
...to be lost is to be fully present, and to be fully present is to be capable of being in uncertainty and mystery. And — Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost
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...to be lost is to be fully present, and to be fully present is to be capable of being in uncertainty and mystery. And one does not get lost but loses oneself, with the implication that it is a conscious choice, a chosen surrender...

— Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost
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