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Life is the only real teacher. It offers many experiences....But the lessons of experience are hidden.

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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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Daniel Jay Millman
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Your fears are not walls, but hurdles. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquering of it.
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The quality of your moments produces the quality of your life. So, as thoughts come and go and the waves of mind rush on, Carpe punctum-Seize this moment. It deserves your full attention, for it will not pass your way again.
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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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Our practices - our most spiritual practices - are hanging laundry on the line, raising children, building strong relationships, practicing kindness as much as we can, striving for excellence in the workplace, and developing deeper self-knowledge. I wrote The Four Purposes of Life to assist in these endeavors.
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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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Sports and sex and movies are not inherently bad - But for you they're addictions, not enjoyments. You use them to distract you from what you know you should do. Break free!
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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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Every positive change - every jump to a higher level of energy and awareness - involves a rite of passage. Each time to ascend to a higher rung on the ladder of personal evolution, we must go through a period of discomfort, of initiation. I have never found an exception.
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Faith does not rely on knowing anything with certainty. It requires only the courage to accept that whatever happens is for the highest good.
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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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Energy follows thought we move toward, but not beyond, what we can imagine. What we assume, expect, or believe creates and colors our experience. By expanding our deepest beliefs about what is possible, we change our experience of life.
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Action is stronger than subjectivity. No matter what you feel or think, you can still act.
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Unless the desire to change remains strong, body and mind tend to return to old, familiar patterns. It takes time-from three to six months-for old habits to become obsolete. By the end of that time, you'll have adapted to a new pattern. In a sense, you'll have found a new way of life.
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Stay present. You'll always have time to worry later on if you want to.
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Looking back we see with great clarity, and what once appeared as difficulties now reveal themselves as blessings.
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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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Ultimately, fear of failure generates a vicious circle that creates what is most feared. To break this cycle, you need to make peace with failure. It isn't enough to merely tolerate it you need to appreciate the failure and use it.
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