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Today I don't want to live for, I want to live.

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Hugh Prather
Age: 72 †
Born: 1938
Born: January 23
Died: 2010
Died: November 15
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Hugh Edmondson Prather III
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Forgive and be happy. That is the ancient secret?the only wisdom ever to be attained.
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When we persist in looking for and finding what there is to value within our self, we discover a pure and loving being.
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When I have listened to my mistakes, I have grown.
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If a man takes off his sunglasses I can hear him better.
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Boredom is useful to me when I notice it and think: Oh I'm bored there must be something else I want to be doing... boredom acts as an initiator of originality by pushing me into new activities or new thoughts.
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Life is also a mixture of unsolved problems, ambiguous victories and vague defeats-with very few moments of clear peace.
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It seems that the truth is needed today is always a lie by tomorrow.
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Being myself includes taking risks with myself, taking risks on new behavior, trying new ways of 'being myself', so that I can see who it is I want to be.
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No matter what we talk about, we are talking about ourselves
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perfectionism is a slow death. if everything were to turn out just like i would want it to, just like i would plan for it to, then i would never experience anything new my life would be an endless repetition of stale successes. when i make a mistake i experience something unexpected.... when i have listened to my mistakes i have grown.
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A whole mind cannot create chaos. A conflicted mind can create nothing else.
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If I work toward an end, meantime I am confined to a process.
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Letting people in is largely a matter of not expending the energy to keep them out.
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There are only three things you need to let go of judging, controlling, and being right. Release these three and you will have the whole mind and twinkly heart of a child.
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If your reaction to your partner's fear-or any other form of distress- is disdain or irritation, you do not want oneness or even friendship with your partner at that moment.
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You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. You are only young once, then you need another reason to act foolish. You are the only authority on what is best for you.
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It is your right to be happy. This is what you were made for. And if you will not resist, happiness will find a way to pour from your heart and fill your days.
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