"It's not what happens in life that bothers us. It's what we're believing about it that bothers us."
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"Love is action. It's clear, it's kind, it's effortless, and it's irresistible."
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"Everything that happens is God's will. When you realize that, you're home free."
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"We say to others only what we need to hear"
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"Reality - the way that is, exactly as it is, in every moment - is always kind. It's our story about reality that blurs our vision, obscures what's true, and leads us to believe that there is injustice in the world. I sometimes say that you move totally away from reality when you believe that there is a legitimate reason to suffer."
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"When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple, fluid, kind, and fearless."
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"In the fall, you don't grieve because the leaves are falling and dying. You say, "Isn't it beautiful!" Well, we're the same way. There are seasons. We all fall sooner or later. It's all so beautiful. And our concepts, without investigation, keep us from knowing this. It's beautiful to be a leaf, to be born, to fall, to give way to the next, to become food for the roots. It's life, always changing its form and always giving itself completely. We all do our part. No mistake."
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"When we love what is, it becomes so simple to live in the world. The world is exactly as it should be."
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"Every (stressful thought) is a variation on a single theme: This shouldn't be happening. I shouldn't be having this experience. God is unjust. Life isn't fair."
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"You are the effect of your story, that's all."
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"Don't be careful. You could hurt yourself."
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"I love not rushing the process. Mind doesn't shift until it does, and when it does shift, it's right on time, not one second too late or too soon. People are like seeds waiting to sprout. We can't be pushed ahead of our own understanding."
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"That's the purpose of stress. It's a friend. It's an alarm clock, built in to let you know that it's time to do The Work."
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"Lack of understanding is always painful."
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"When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind."
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"We never make a decision. When the time is right, the decision makes itself."
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"I have never experienced a stressful feeling that wasn't caused by attaching to an untrue thought. Behind every uncomfortable feeling, there's a thought that isn't true for us."
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"I am a lover of what is, not because I'm a spiritual person, but because it hurts when I argue with reality. We can know that reality is good just as it is, because when we argue with it, we experience tension and frustration. We don't feel natural or balanced. When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple, fluid, kind, and fearless."
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"The only thing you fear is the unreality that you yourself have invented."
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"Any thought of discomfort or stress is an alarm that lets you know you're believing an untrue thought"
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