Remember, saying whatever we want, whenever we want, however we want, is not freedom. Real freedom is not feeling the need to say these things.
JAY SHETTYLife’s too short to live without purpose, to lose our chance to serve, to let our dreams and aspirations die with us.
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Tracking my fear of exam results and the other branch fears that appeared led me to the root: fearing I couldn’t make my parents happy
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Saying whatever we want, whenever we want, however we want, is not freedom. Real freedom is not feeling the need to say these things.
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Live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody.
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Too often we love people who don’t love us, but we fail to return the love of others who do.
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Being present is the only way to live a truly rich and full life.
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But when we look for the good in others, we start to see the best in ourselves too.
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Find me someone who has gone to the darkest parts of their own character where they were so close to their own self-destruction and found a way to get up and out of it, and I will bow on my knees to you. You’re my teacher.
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A monk mind practices detachment. We realize that everything—from our houses to our families—is borrowed.
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Location has energy; time has memory. If you do something at the same time every day, it becomes easier and natural. If you do something in the same space every day, it becomes easier and natural.
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So people who come to this place, stay here for a while, and then continue their journey. Sounds like a hotel to me.
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When you try to live your most authentic life, some of your relationships will be put in jeopardy. Losing them is a risk worth bearing; finding a way to keep them in your life is a challenge worth taking on.
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Sometimes we can trace our fears through the actions we take, and sometimes it’s the actions we’re reluctant to take
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Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps, and whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.
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To walk down the same old path and find a new stone is to open your mind.
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We think that success equals happiness, but this idea is an illusion.
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Good thing, bad thing, who knows.
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Treat yourself with the same love and respect you want to show to others.
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You are who you are when no one is watching.
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Negativity is a trait, not someone’s identity.
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Fear makes us fiction writers.
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We can’t stop our parents from dying, but we use the fear to remind us to spend more time with them.
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Be here now.
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The more we define ourselves in relation to the people around us, the more lost we are.
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When the fear of staying the same outweighs the fear of change, that is when we change
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When someone hurts you, it’s because they’re hurt. Their hurt is simply spilling over. They need help.
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Higher values propel and elevate us toward happiness, fulfillment, and meaning. Lower values demote us toward anxiety, depression, and suffering.
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