"Everyone and everything that shows up in our life is a reflection of something that is happening inside of us."
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"Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want."
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"Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused."
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"We believe we are hurt when we don't receive love. But that is not what hurts us. Our pain comes when we do not give love. We were born to love. You might say that we are divinely created love machines. We function most powerfully when we are giving love. The world has led us to believe that our wellbeing is dependent on other people loving us. But this is kind of upside down thinking that has caused so many of our problems. The truth is our well being is dependent on our giving love. It is not about what comes back; it is about what goes out!"
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"Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect."
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"Guilt: punishing yourself before God doesn't."
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"Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts."
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"Everything will line up perfectly when knowing and living the truth becomes more important than looking good."
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"Happy people do not demand a lot from the world because their happiness proceeds from a place deeper than the world can touch."
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"Personal growth is not a matter of learning new information but of unlearning old limits."
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"The fire of purpose easily melts the icicles of obstacles."
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"To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny."
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"Money is but one venue for generosity. Kindness is an even more valuable currency."
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"Everything will change when your desire to move on exceeds your desire to hold on."
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"Gratitude, like faith, is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it grows."
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"If you gave your inner genius as much credence as your inner critic, you would be light years ahead of where you now stand."
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"Wouldn't it be powerful if you fell in love with yourself so deeply that you would do just about anything if you knew it would make you happy? This is precisely how much life loves you and wants you to nurture yourself. The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth. Then you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out."
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"We have all been hypnotized into thinking that we are smaller than we are. Just as an undersized flowerpot keeps a mighty tree root-bound or a little fishbowl keeps goldfish tiny, we have adapted, adjusted, and accommodated to a Lilliputian life. But place the same tree in an open field or the fish in a lake, and they will grow to hundreds of times their size. Unlike the tree or goldfish, you are not dependent on someone else to move you. You have the power to move yourself. You can step into a broader domain and grow to your full potential."
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"Trust who and what you are, and the universe will support you in miraculous ways."
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"Only those who ask for more can get more and only those who know there is more, ask."
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