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There are no mistakes, only lessons. If you don't learn the lesson the first time, they get harder.

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Dan Millman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 22
Author
Competitive Diver
Motivational Speaker
Trampolinist
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Daniel Jay Millman
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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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We discover our character through decisions under pressure.
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When you lose your mind, you'll come to your senses.
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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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No amount of knowledge will nourish or sustain your spirit, it can never bring you ulimate happiness or peace. Life requires more that knowledge it requires intense feeling and constant energy. Life demands right action if knowledge is to come alive.
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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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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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The seasons do not push one another neither do clouds race the wind across the sky. All things happen in their own good time.
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As poet-philosopher Rabindranath Tagore reminds us, We cannot cross the sea merely by staring at the water. Simplicity has power. And living on purpose comes to this: Just do it. How much simpler can we get?
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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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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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You are rich if you have enough money to satisfy all your desires. So there are two ways to be rich: you earn, inherit, borrow, beg, or steal enough money to meet all your desires or you cultivate a simple lifestyle of few desires that way you always have enough money.
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Be happy now, without reason - or you never will be at all.
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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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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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The universe does not judge us it only provides consequences and lessons and opportunities to balance and learn through the law of cause and effect. Compassion is the recognition that we are each doing the best we can within the limits of our current beliefs and capacities.
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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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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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To see where something leads, it's best to wait until you've reached the end.
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