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Faith is the courage to live your life as if everything that happens does so for your highest good and learning. Like it or not.

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Dan Millman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 22
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Competitive Diver
Motivational Speaker
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LA
California
Daniel Jay Millman
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Wake up! If you knew for certain you had a terminal illness--if you had little time left to live--you would waste precious little of it! Well, I'm telling you...you do have a terminal illness: It's called birth. You don't have more than a few years left. No one does! So be happy now, without reason--or you will never be at all.
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The light will disturb us when we're comfortable, and comfort us when we're disturbed. We turn to spirit for help when our foundations are shaking only to find out that it is spirit who is shaking them!
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May you find grace as you surrender to life. May you find happiness, as you stop seeking it. May you come to trust these laws and inherit the wisdom of the Earth. May you reconnect with the heart of nature and feel the blessings of Spirit.
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Faith means living with uncertainty - feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark.
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While you fear missing a meal, you aren't fully aware of the meals you do eat.
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Be happy now, without reason - or you never will be at all.
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The hours of your life are the most valuable currency you will ever have. How will you spend them?
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A jet plane cannot mow the lawn, but it can fly to distant destinations. Don't worry so much about what you can't do just do what you can as only you can do it.
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Life comes at us in waves. We can't predict or control those waves, but we can learn to surf
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A warrior does not give up what he loves, he finds the love in what he does
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Live in the Moment, Empty Your Mind of the Trash Wisdom is the Use of Knowledge
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Freedom from mental distraction equals power. Body mind masters eventually come to the realization that this and every moment, on or off the field, is the moment of truth.
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Carry your groceries, garden, and do other activities that keep you moving. You will add more years to your life and more life to your years.
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Meditation is a valuable exercise, but eventually you have to open up your eyes and look around.
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We are here to live moment by moment, and each moment brings a task, a challenge, a goal. It's good to have big goals, but we need to connect the dots between where we are and where we are going, one day, one moment at a time.
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Surrender means accepting this moment, this body, and this life with open arms. Surrender involves getting out of your own way and living in accord with a higher will, expressed as the wisdom of the heart. Far more than passive acceptance, surrender uses every challenge as a means of spiritual growth and expanded awareness.
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A Zen student asked his roshi the most important element of Zen.The roshi replied, Attention. Yes, thank you, the student replied. But can you tell me the second most important element?And the roshi replied, Attention.
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The world's a puzzle no need to make sense out of it. - Socrates
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Everything you'll ever need to know is within you the secrets of the universe are imprinted on the cells of your body.
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