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Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control.

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We can't always choose how we feel. We can, however, choose what we do about it, which ironically can change how we feel!
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The problem with righteous indignation is that even when you're right, you're still left feeling indignant.
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Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another's state of mind.
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True 'magic' is simply the ability to transcend what seems to be and, thus, transform one's experience. Maybe we could all use a little 'Harry Potter' in our lives.
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When we take care of ourselves like we would take care of someone we love, the quality of our living and our giving goes up.
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As long as we define stress as how some person or situation is making us feel, we will have to change the world around us to find peace of mind.
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Selfish is caring for ourselves at others' expense ... Self-care is taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for others.
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But if your work is your art, a personal reflection of who you are, the only person who can do that better than you, is a future you.
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Children don't know that they are lovable until they are loved. They need to see it in our eyes before they can accept it in their hearts.
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The key to being with family is to engage with those we love in a way we would teach to those we love.
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We limit our success when we mistake the limits of our perception for reality.
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Let's not let our fear of dementia deepen our fear of dementia.
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There are two ways to look at most problems... 'Oh Crap!' or, 'Good Information!,' and our choice will give us good information on how to deal with problems in the future.
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All of life presents itself as a cycle of cause and effect. When this cycle is negative, there are three ways to change. You can change the cause, change the effect, or choose the most powerful option become the cause!
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One barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids.
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Family is the place where acceptance and validation are most needed, but often the hardest to find.
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Everything that happens in our lives is good information about the degree to which our choices are working for us. We can, however, choose to believe that we are a victim of the world we see, and have no choices. And, of course, we will receive good information about this belief as well.
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Perspective is what allows us to step back and see the entire forest instead of just the same old tree we keep running into again and again.
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The journey of life is both too short and too precious to be sidetracked by guilt trips.
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Creating a meaningful life has less to do with how we feel about our past than what we do about our future.
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