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Having fun is not a diversion from a successful life it is the pathway to it.

Martha Beck

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Martha Beck
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: November 29
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Journalist
Sociologist
Provo
Utah
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Diversion
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Life

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As any good Buddhist will tell you, the only way to find permanent joy is by embracing the fact that nothing is permanent.
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If you feel stuck in your present life, if you feel no enthusiasm for anything, if you think you have no purpose or that you lost that purpose somewhere along the way, I guarantee you are living in a dungeon made of stories. And that none of those limiting stories are true.
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Many of us assume that we have to do things a certain way: ignore passion in favor of safer bets, act stoic amid inner turmoil, run on an upward trajectory of success and money acquisition at any emotional cost. But these are not rules.
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Trust in your truth. It will be the best decision you ever make.
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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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If you think there is no action that you can perform in your current circumstances that will increase the supply of love in the world, you are believing a lie. At the very least, you always have the option to offer yourself kindness and understanding. That alone can increase the supply of love in the world.
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Creating ways to be happy is your life's work, a challenge that won't end until you die.
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