"Conscious attention is a designed function of..." - Quote by Alan Watts
Conscious attention is a designed function of the brainwhich scans the environment for any trouble making changes.If you identify yourself with your trouble shooter, then naturally you define yourself as being in a perpetual state of anxiety.
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