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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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LA
California
Daniel Jay Millman
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The world's a puzzle no need to make sense out of it. - Socrates
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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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Embrace the higher truth that everything comes to pass exactly as it should. Find peace and wisdom by accepting what is.
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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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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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Action is stronger than subjectivity. No matter what you feel or think, you can still act.
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Your fears are not walls, but hurdles.
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There is no path to Happiness. Happiness is the path. There is no path to Love. Love is the path. There is no path to Peace. Peace is the path.
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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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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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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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Here and now...breathe and relax...in battle and in life
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This planet is a divine school, and daily life a classroom. Our choice of teachers depends on what we need to learn.
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Choice means giving up something you want for something else you want more.
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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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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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Life has three rules: Paradox, Humor, and Change. - Paradox: Life is a mystery don't waste your time trying to figure it out. - Humor: Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure - Change: Know that nothing ever stays the same.
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Everything you need to know is within you. Listen. Feel. Trust the body's wisdom.
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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 is the only real teacher. It offers many experiences....But the lessons of experience are hidden.
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