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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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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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No matter what we feel or know, no matter what our potential gifts or talents, only action brings them to life. Those of us who only think we understand concepts such as commitment, courage, and love, one day discover that we only know when we act doing becomes understanding.
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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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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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Enlightenment is not an attainment it is a realization. And when you wake up, everything changes and nothing changes. If a blind man realizes that he can see, has the world changed?
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Just handle what is in front of you now and the future will take care of itself. Otherwise, you'll spend most of your life wondering which foot you'll use to step off the curb when you're still only halfway to the corner.
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Every athletic career, no matter how modest or lofty, is a journey.
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I kind of got more interested in writing after I turned in my last college essay and nobody was going to tell me what kind of academic papers to write anymore. I could write whatever I wanted, and I realized that I actually liked it when I could choose what I would write.
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Nature and training (in any sport or art) can teach us all the spiritual laws I describe in another book, The Laws of Spirit. But now I'm happy to share these four purposes of life that lend meaning and direction to anyone's life, especially those in transition, going through changes.
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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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When you lose your mind, you'll come to your senses.
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When we know deep down that we're acting with integrity despite impulses to do otherwise, we feel gates of higher energy and inspiration open inside of us.
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The secret of change consists in concentrating one's energy to create the new, and not to fight against the old.
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As a peaceful warrior, I would choose when, where and how I would behave. With that commitment, I began to live the life of a warrior.
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Autumn leaves shower like gold, like rainbows, as the winds of change begin to blow, signaling the later days of autumn.
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When running up a hill, it is all right to give up as many times as you wish-as long as your feet keep on moving.
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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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The world's a puzzle no need to make sense out of it. - Socrates
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It's better to make a mistake with the full force of your being than to timidly avoid mistakes with a trembling spirit. Responsibility means recognizing both pleasure and price, action and consequence, then making a choice.
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Aim not to win or succeed, but for excellence in the moment.
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