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Books seek us out. They slip themselves into our hands just at the time we are ready for a new self-concept.
Hugh Prather
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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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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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Moods should be heard but never danced to.
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Today I don't want to live for, I want to live.
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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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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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Happiness is a present attitude and not a future condition.
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We become what we look at most.
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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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I can't be found in myself I discover myself in others. That much is clear. And I suspect that I also love and care for myself in others.
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If my attention is wandering, there is somewhere it wants to go, so obviously it does not want to be where I am holding it in the name of some self-styled obligation.
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Stands must be taken. If I am to respect myself I have to search myself for what I believe is right and take a stand on what I find. Otherwise, I have not gathered together what I have been given I have not embraced what I have learned I lack my own conviction.
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Don't strive for love, be it.
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If a man takes off his sunglasses I can hear him better.
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Many books on communication are strong on theory but impractical on application. Marshall Rosenberg's instant classic is the stand-out exception. It is clear and compelling in its logic and flat-out inspiring in its inviting exposition of usable techniques and strategies. If this book is read by enough people, the world will transform.
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Don't fight a fact, deal with it.
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No matter what we talk about, we are talking about ourselves
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'Fault' means failure to meet a standard. Whose? Mine.
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There is nothing more painful than walking around with bitterness in your heart.
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Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes and I am left the same. The more things change the more I am the same. I am what I started with, and when it is all over I will be all that is left of me.
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One element of maturity is the realization that we don't get away with anything. Any advantage gained or convenience taken, any private procrastination or insincerity, no matter how subtle or quick in passing, is paid for.
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