“Becoming used to or numb to repeated emotional pain doesn’t relieve it. It just makes you believe that life was meant to be barely tolerable. That’s no way to live. Always believe life is a beautiful gift. If your surroundings don’t support that, don’t tolerate them for one second more than you absolutely have to….
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“Consider those who you love in your choices, but if your choices conflict with their expectations of you, then you have to decide if 1. trying to be who they want you to be, or 2. being who you really are is ultimately more important to everyone’s long term happiness. You can only pretend for…
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“Old habits die hard, but if you know the results and don’t want to see them anymore, you’ve got to change the choices that keep leading up to them. The more they’ve happened, the easier it is to recognize a pattern. Most times, you need to be able to see a pattern before you can…
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“The word ‘power’ has many definitions, but one that it has become attached to is one that is negative. All “power” means is concentrated energy. A lot of energy without focus or concentration is just static and serves little purpose. But focused energy becomes power, which can change people, circumstances, and situations worldwide. You have…
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“What you impress people by is what you are impressed by in other people. If you are impressed by kindness and generosity, that means those things are in you and you believe they are important. Those who are impressed by displays of status, power, flash, or waving money around don’t yet see the value in…
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“There’s a big difference between just feeling sorry for yourself and reflecting on your feelings. If you can’t talk to anyone openly about them, then journal. If you don’t know what’s wrong, you can’t fix it. Reflection is essential. Write down what you’re feeling, what seems to be causing the draining and depressing feelings, and…
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“Your mind wants to be right, but your soul wants the truth. This is why you should never discuss conflicting ideas in anger or sadness. Anger and sadness are emotions of the mind. When faced with the truth that your soul recognizes, you will feel it in your heart, but with the anger or sadness,…
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“Time is never truly wasted. The point of life is to learn. Even if you were stuck in a bad relationship for a long, LONG time, it was the exact amount of time that was needed for the lesson. If when we were born, we received a guide to our lives that told us how…
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“Intuition comes in many forms. One way that often happens is a jolt to a stop. This happens when a trigger is set off in you that feels like a threat to either your self-worth or your survival centers. Think of an exaggerated example. If you were walking in the woods and suddenly spotted a…
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“There’s a big difference between giving someone the benefit of the doubt and turning a blind eye to anything someone does just because you like them a lot. Being generous and understanding are great qualities, just make sure someone doesn’t use them all up on you. Kindness should be appreciated, not taken advantage of. ”…
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