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The vast majority of our troubles and heartaches would simply vanish from view if only we could remember - before we act - that we are made victims mostly by our own tendencies.
Guy Finley
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Guy Finley
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: February 22
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Any form of measuring yourself by the unkind action of another towards you is like looking into a badly fractured mirror... and then blaming yourself for the shattered image you see therein.
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Self-pity is the campsite of self-defeat it is a dark refuge for those parts of us that would rather wallow in what cannot be than dare to explore what is possible.
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I am willing to walk toward, and then through, whatever may be seen in the moment as being greater than myself.
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Statistics vary, but in less than seven years there won't be a single cell left in any of our bodies that's the same as it is today. This means that any human being who 'wants' to change is like a mountain river wanting to reach the valley floor. It's a done deal that's what mountain rivers do, and 'changing' should be our first nature.
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The only thing worried thoughts have the power to change is what the next thing will be for you to worry over!
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Each moment of every one of my relationships serves as the secret path to the summit of myself.
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If we only knew how many times our seemingly clever comment cut straight into the heart of the person with whom we have just spoken, it is we who would bleed.
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The smallest effort to remember the Divine, or even one of its timeless truths, connects you to a calmness whose power is in that secret strength found in all things deep.
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An unattended mind is the breeding ground of self-defeat.
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Nothing glows brighter than the heart awakened to the unseen light of love that lives within it.
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Listening to your own mind gives you good reasons why you should be fearful over unexpected events is just like being friends with someone who thinks it's funny to find new ways to hurt you!
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Only you can choose the nature of what grows, or what doesn't, within you.
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The heart at peace is its own reward, needing nothing outside of itself to be fully content.
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See that any time you feel pained or defeated, it is only because you insist on clinging to what doesn't work. Dare to let go and you won't lose a thing except for a punishing idea.
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Act on what you love, not from what you fear, and watch how fear fades as love grows.
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Any conclusion you reach about yourself has to be an unseen limitation because there's always more to see.
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Make it your moment-to-moment aim to recognize the difference between being aware of your thoughts, and being carried along by them.
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Instead of always asking how to get others to approve of you... learn to ask: What do I really want, the applause of the crowds or to quietly have my own life?
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Real prayer, the soul-transformi ng kind, is self-discontinu ity. It is a conscious act of self-suspension arising from the wish for something new to occur.
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All created forms are fractal, as is their purpose, use, and allotted time for existence.
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