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You build inner strength through embracing the totality of your experience, both the delightful parts and the difficult parts.

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Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back.
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We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder and more open to what scares us. We always have this choice.
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Feel the feelings and drop the story.
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All the wars, all the hatred, all the ignorance in the world come out of being so invested in our opinions.
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The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something – usually ourselves.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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By the way that we think and by the way that we believe in things, in that way our world is created.
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Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.
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If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
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The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.
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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.
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When we are willing to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it.
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So war and peace start in the human heart. Whether that heart is open or whether that heart closes has global implications.
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Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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