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Too often we elevate the inconsequential into the influential... by reacting without reflecting.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

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... we can no longer afford to throw away even one 'unimportant' day by not noticing the wonder of it all. We have to be willing to discover and then appreciate the authentic moments of happiness available to all of us every day.
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No one needs to know that you've shut the world out and are meditating as you stroll down the street. Twenty minutes to a half-hour every day is a good amount of time to restore a sense of serenity.
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Deliberately seeking solitude-quality time spent away from family and friends-may seem selfish. It is not. Solitude is as necessary for our creative spirits to develop and flourish as are sleep and food for our bodies to survive.
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Every time we remember to say thank you, we experience nothing less than heaven on earth.
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It doesn't matter whom you love or where you move from or to, you always take yourself with you. If you don't know who you are, or if you've forgotten or misplaced her, then you'll always feel as if you don't belong. Anywhere.
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Make peace with the knowledge that you can't have everything you want. Why? Because it's more important for us to get everything we need.
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writing is the most personal form of prayer.
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I am grateful for what I call well-spent moments: Making a tuna fish sandwich with the works. Taking at least a half hour to eat it outside. Ironing my vintage tea towels while watching old black-and-white film noir movies and sipping one martini with extra olives - a quirky combination, but it works.
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My philosophy is very simple: when in doubt, take a bath.
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I have a theory about soul mates -- that God wants to be our sweetheart. And once we fall in love with life and have an intimate relationship with Spirit, that's when we meet our soul mate. It's as if God says, 'You're not meant to be alone on this earth. I just wanted you to love me first.
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The seasons of life are not meant to be frenetic, just full. Blessed is the woman who knows her own limits.
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Not having money to spend doesn’t mean we can’t have well-spent moments every day. (42)
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We can stop waiting for life to become perfect and start working with what we’ve got to make it as satisfying as we can. We can accept, bless, give thanks, and get going. Today, we can begin to call forth the riches from our everyday life. Today we can move from lack to abundance.
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We're not meant to fit in. We're meant to stand out.
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Second thoughts have aborted more dreams than all the difficult circumstances, overwhelming obstacles, and dangerous detours fate ever could throw at you.
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Today expect something good to happen to you no matter what occurred yesterday.
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Change is the essence of life change is the great challenge, the great constant. Change is the ultimate teller of tales.
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After self-nurturance, listening to the whispers of our hearts is probably the hardest task we've ever attempted.
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Playing it safe is the riskiest choice we can ever make.
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This is how women self-sabotage and self-destruct. Unless we have constant witnesses to our hard work, we are convinced we pull off every day of our lives through smoke and mirrors. (27)
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