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We must be at the helm 

gabrielsmy diaries and journals 8 Mar 202315 Mar 2023

We must be at the helm
at least once a day; 
we must feel the tiller-rope 
in our hands, and know 
that if we sail, we steer.

(From Henry David Thoreau’s journal, 1841)

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Published 8 Mar 202315 Mar 2023

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