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We can't control the world, but we can control our reactions to it.

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Susan Jeffers
Age: 74 †
Born: 1938
Born: March 3
Died: 2012
Died: October 27
Psychologist
Writer
Hazleton
Pennsylvania
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World
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Commitment creates a powerful radiant energy that activates all sorts of miracles within and around you.
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Take a risk a day - one small or bold stroke that will make you feel great once you have done it.
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I never knew how high a price one pays for being taken care of.
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Remember that underlying all our fears is a lack of trust in ourselves.
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Aging allows us to drop the baggage. It is only through life experiences that our incredible power can be brought forward in all its glory.
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Every time you encounter something that forces you to “handle it,” your self-esteem is raised considerably. You learn to trust that you will survive, no matter what happens. And in this way your fears are diminished immeasurably.
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Patience means knowing it will happen . . . and giving it time to happen.
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I am not a failure if I don't succeed I am successful because I tried.
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people who refuse to take risks live with a feeling of dread that is far more severe than what they would feel if they took the risks necessary to make them less helpless - only they don't know it!
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Taking responsibility means not blaming yourself. Anything that takes away your power or your pleasure makes you a victim. Don't make yourself a victim of yourself!
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Commitment doesn't mean that it has to last forever, but while you are there, commit yourself 100%. By doing this, the quality of your life improves 100%.
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For some reason, when you become a support to others, you become bigger than you are.
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Open your eyes, whether you presently believe it or not, your life is already abundant. Before you can accept abundance in your life, you have to notice it.
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Rejection never feels good, but it certainly hurts less when we are not needing something from the person who is rejecting us.
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Dancing with life is moving into the flow of our experiences - good or bad - with a feeling of harmony, trust, guidance and love.
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If the sign on your heart says WELCOME, the love will come pouring in from everywhere.
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The less you need someone's approval, the more you are able to love them.
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As your awareness of the riches available to you in your everyday life grows, you are on the way to becoming the laughing Buddha. Life is joyous. Life is Light. Life is happy. You are awake at last.
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If you are not enjoying yourself, you are wasting time.
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