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The man who sweats under his mask, whose role makes him itch with discomfort, who hates the division in himself, is already beginning to be free.

Thomas Merton

Every breath we draw is a gift of God’s love; every moment of existence is a grace.
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Breathe Existence Gift God Grace Moments
The more you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer, because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you, in proportion to your fear of being hurt. The one who does most to avoid suffering is, in the end, the one who suffers most.
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Avoid Beginning End Hurt Philosophy Suffering Try Yourself
You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.
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Challenge Courage Faith Hope Moments Need Recognition Yourself
A happiness that is sought for ourselves alone can never be found: for a happiness that is diminished by being shared is not big enough to make us happy.
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Alone Big Enough Happiness Ourselves
For although God is right with us and in us and out of us and all through us, we have to go on journeys to find him.
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God Himself Journey Right
Prayer is not so much a way to find God as a way of resting in him who loves us, who is near to us.
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God Himself Love Prayer
What do I mean by loving ourselves properly? I mean first of all, desiring to live, accepting life as a very great gift and a great good, not because of what it gives us, but because of what it enables us to give to others.
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Acceptance Desire Generosity Goodness Greatness Life Live Love Ourselves Self Love
Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone – we find it with another.
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Alone Destiny Life Love Ourselves True
Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.
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Humility Pride Reality
Learn how to meditate on paper. Drawing and writing are forms of meditation. Learn how to contemplate works of art. Learn how to pray in the streets or in the country. Know how to meditate not only when you have a book in your hand but when you are waiting for a bus or riding in a train.
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Art Country Hands Learning Meditation Prayer Ride Work Writing Yourself
No one is so wrong as the man who knows all the answers.
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Knowledge Man Wisdom Wrong
How can I be sincere if I am constantly changing my mind to conform with the shadow of what I think others expect of me?
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Change Loyalty Mindset Myself Shadow Sincere Thinking
But if you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I think I am living for.
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Eat Hairs Identity Live Myself
Fear narrows the little entrance of our heart. It shrinks up our capacity to love. It freezes up our power to give ourselves.
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Capacity Fear Heart Love Ourselves Power
Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ.
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Eyes God Goodness Happiness Heart Joy Peace
We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God.
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Deep God Ourselves Peace Spiritual

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