"To think you know what is best for another person is an industrial-strength ego trip."
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"Optimism may sometimes be delusional, but pessimism is always delusional."
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"The purpose of prayer is not to change God's mind, which always knows your wholeness and your deservingness. The purpose of prayer is to change your mind so you can see through the eyes of God."
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"The road to enlightenment is paved with authenticity, not imitation."
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"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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"You weren't born guilty. You were born bold and playful. Then you forgot who you are and what you deserve. When you remember who you were before you learned to apologize for asking, you'll have everything you want."
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"You give your power away when you make someone or something outside of you more important than what is inside of you."
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"You are in integrity when the life you are living on the outside matches who you are on the inside."
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"When we make the choice to care, we set into motion a snowball effect that touches many people, most of whom we will never know about . . . never underestimate the importance of a kind act."
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"The people who are successful are those who are grateful for everything they have. Giving thanks for what we have always opens the door for more to come, and ungratefulness always closes the door."
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"Laughter lifts us over high ridges and lights up dark valleys in a way that makes life so much easier. It is a priceless gem, a gift of release and healing direct from Heaven."
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"If you have to have it, it's ego. If you have to not have it, it's ego. Hold life lightly and it will deliver what you need and release what you don't."
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"Enlightenment does not ask you to be perfect; it simply asks you to find perfection right where you stand."
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"Use pain as a stepping stone, not a camp ground."
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"Waiting does not exist in the experience of those who recognize the presence of love wherever they are."
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"While there seem to be many things to manage in the world, the most important thing to manage is your consciousness."
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"Truly creative people care a little about what they have done, and a lot about what they are doing. Their driving focus is the life force that surges in them now."
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"Gratitude incorporates both the heart and mind, and instantly paves the shortest road to happiness."
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"Every choice before you represents the universe inviting you to remember who you are and what you want."
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"It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure in order to embrace the new & unknown."
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