“Most people think it takes a long time to change. It doesn’t. Change is immediate! Instantaneous! It may take a long time to decide to change…but change happens in a heartbeat!”

—  Andy Andrews

Source: The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective

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