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Take off your watch: the divine is speaking to you.

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Martha Beck
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 29
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The end goal of all of this striving is to live joyfully, and that there are often more direct ways of achieving this than conforming to rigid standards set by social custom.
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To attract something that you want, become as joyful as you think that thing would make you.
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To live a life that is wrong for you is a form of dying. There are people who have lives that look perfect. They try to be happy, they believe they should be happy, they are trying to like it, but if it's off course from their north star, they aren't satisfied.
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Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise.
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Many people think passion is a fuzzy feeling that makes taking action effortless. In fact, it's the gritty courage and tenacity to forge onward.
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Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury.
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Angels come in many shapes and sizes, and most of them are not invisible.
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Don't let your life revolve around whatever you're trying not to do or feel. Live to experience, not to avoid.
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The important thing is to tell yourself a life story in which you, the hero, are primarily a problem solver rather than a helpless victim. This is well within your power, whatever fate might have dealt you.
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The idea is to identify a destructive thought pattern, then simply label it and watch it and let it pass by whenever it appears in your mind.
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If you're living completely on your own, break out of solitary confinement. Seek to understand others, and help them understand you
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Judgments that constrain your giving are the very demons that are keeping you from receiving.
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During the times we think we’re being “unproductive,” the seeds of new worlds are germinating within us, and they need peace to grow.
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The repercussions of one person living in stubborn gladness are incalculable.
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I have come to believe that there are infinite passageways out of the shadows, infinite vehicles to transport us into the light.
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Trust in your truth. It will be the best decision you ever make.
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Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exists solely in the mind of the beheld.
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Anyone who comes into your life, under any circumstances, has something to teach you.
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It's only by starting in a place of peace that we find our purpose and power.
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The past doesn’t exist except as a memory, a mental story, and though past events aren’t changeable, your stories about them are. You can act now to transform the way you tell the story of your past, ultimately making it a stalwart protector of your future.
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