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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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Dan Millman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 22
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Daniel Jay Millman
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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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Do you have the courage for it? Do you have the love? If you have enough of one, you will develop the other.
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Responsibility is a grace you give yourself not an obligation
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Process transforms any journey into a series of small steps, taken one by one, to reach any goal. Process transcends time, teaches patience, rests on a solid foundation of careful preparation, and embodies trust in our unfolding potential.
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My parents, like others of The Greatest Generation who lived through the Great Depression and World War II, wanted to provide the best possible life for their children. My mother and father both attended college but dropped out to earn a living during the Depression, working the rest of their lives at blue-collar work.
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