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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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Dan Millman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 22
Author
Competitive Diver
Motivational Speaker
Trampolinist
Writer
LA
California
Daniel Jay Millman
Sex
Movies
Sports
Enjoyments
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Addictions
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My life has been less like a light switch suddenly turning on, and more like a dimmer switch slowly turned up, over time, more in some moments than others.
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Your fears are not walls, but hurdles.
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This moment deserves your full attention, for it will not pass your way again.
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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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Stay present. You'll always have time to worry later on if you want to.
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Babe Ruth was the home-run king of his time, but also the strikeout king.
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...when you resist what happens, your mind begins to race the same thoughts that impinge upon you are actually created by you.
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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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Freedom from mental distraction equals power.
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Aim not to win or succeed, but for excellence in the moment.
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Words mean little unless you realize the truth of it yourself. And when you do, you'll be free at last.
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Wisdom is the use of knowledge
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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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When you lose your mind, you'll come to your senses.
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The world's a puzzle no need to make sense out of it. - Socrates
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If you want a kinder world, then behave with kindness if you want a peaceful world, make peace within.
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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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