ALAN NORDSTROM'S BLOG
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
SELF-CENTERED
Self-interest needn’t be a mortal sin
Depending on which self your interest’s in:
The lower self encased in ego’s skin
Or Higher Self where all creation’s kin.
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ALAN NORDSTROM
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