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We hurt ourselves not by what we ask for, but what we settle for.

Alan Cohen

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Joy is the wild card of life it supersedes every other formula for success. If you can find a way to create joy, you can rise beyond all external factors. If you can play at whatever you are doing, you are the master of your life.
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To be content means that you realize you contain what you seek.
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A happy ending is always possible if you are willing to keep the story moving to get there.
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Money is not the root of all evil...ignorance is the root of all evil. People do cruel and foolish things for money because they feel oppressed by a sense of lack. If people knew their power to generate wealth, they would never fight or hurt each other over money.
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We attain freedom as we let go of whatever does not reflect our magnificence. A bird cannot fly high or far with a stone tied to its back. But release the impediment, and we are free to soar to unprecedented heights.
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Be kind to everyone, and don't leave yourself out of the equation.
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As you recognize that you already own the wholeness you seek, and no one outside you can give you more than you already are, dysfunctional situations will evaporate like bad dreams exposed to the morning sun.
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The apparent goal of the journey is simply the carrot the universe dangles before you to get you to learn the lessons the adventure yields.
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The spiritual path is not one of attainment, but of return.
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Use pain as a stepping stone, not a camp ground.
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You weren't born guilty. You were born bold and playful. Then you forgot who you are and what you deserve. When you remember who you were before you learned to apologize for asking, you'll have everything you want.
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All of your errors have not built a wall against your success. They have paved your way to it.
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For everyone you create to be dependent on you, you are equally dependent on them. Neither relationship is healthy.
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You are not a black hole that needs to be filled you are a light that needs to be shined.
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Ask for peace first, and you will clearly see your next step.
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Be at peace with your choices.They all serve you.
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Do not resist events that move you out of your comfort zone, especially when your comfort zone was not all that comfortable.
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