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Think: Is this in my control? If yes, you can do something about it. If no, then you cannot do anything about it. Therefore, in both circumstances, why worry?

Gaur Gopal Das

Feeling peaceful, happy and content is not about avoiding challenges in our life, but about how we navigate through these challenges to reach the type of life we want to live.
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Familiarity breeds contempt, I replied. When we are overly familiar with people, we forget how important they are to us and the correct way to behave with them.
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Correct Forget Important Myself People
As a monk, I have to be cautious of overindulgence; it is essential to stay regulated in our habits.
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Alcohol Control Drugs Habit Myself Ourselves Stay
It is strange that sword and words have the same letters. Even more strange is that they have the same effect if not handled properly.
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This happens with all relationships, not just in marriages. If we are not proactive in our relationships, they start to seem dry and become cumbersome. We have to have respect for the other person, which is reflected in how sensitively we treat them.
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Think: Is this in my control? If yes, you can do something about it. If no, then you cannot do anything about it. Therefore, in both circumstances, why worry?
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Control Thinking Worry Yourself
Watch your thoughts, they turn into words. Watch your words, they turn into actions. Watch your actions, they turn into habits. Watch your habits, they turn into character. Watch your character, it turns into your destiny. It all begins with a thought.
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At work we tend to compare and compete with others, instead of comparing and competing with ourselves.
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Comparison Competition Ourselves Work
We need to understand the hierarchy of connections. Ultimately, we must connect to something above ourselves such as God. This can give us the power to spread happiness and joy around the world.
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Anyone can find the dirt in someone. Be the one that finds the gold.
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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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Meditation is like a plane: It first takes you high, then far away and then further away imperceptibly.
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Our association is powerful: it can uplift us or bring us down.
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We can increase our scope of selflessness beyond our family by serving our community, city or even nation.
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When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
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Blessing Encouragement God Life Yourself
People who meditate develop a habit of practicing sincere gratitude which helps them in all their relationships. It is a relationship-strengthening emotion because it requires us to see how we’ve been supported and affirmed by other people.
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Think: Is this in my control? If yes, you can do something about it. If no, then you cannot do anything about it. Therefore, in both circumstances, why worry?

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