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A relationship is more of an assignment than a choice. We can walk away from the assignment, but we cannot walk away from the lessons it presents. We stay with a relationship until a lesson is learned, or we simply learn it another way.

Marianne Williamson

Part of forgiving people is releasing them from our own agendas.
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Forgiveness Ourselves People
Any situation that pushes our buttons is a situation where we don’t yet have the capacity to be unconditionally loving.
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Capacity Condition Love Situation
And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.
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Listening Ourselves Voice
Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.
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Born Fear Learning Love Ourselves
Spiritual growth involves giving up the stories of your past so the universe can write a new one.
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Growth Past Spiritual Story Universe Writing Yourself
Once you know that every moment and every person and every situation has something to teach you, you’re a student all day. You know it’s the depth of your observation that is the issue – not how much the world has to show you.
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Moments Myself Observation Person Situation Teaching
The universe is already programmed to give each of us a year of happiness. Our challenge lies in programming ourselves to receive it.
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Challenge Happiness Ourselves Program Universe
May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.
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Mindset Return Revenge Thinking Violence
Karma means that all actions have consequences. Grace means that in a moment of atonement -taking responsibility, making amends, asking for forgiveness – all karma is burned.
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Action Burn Consequence Forgiveness Karma
Your character defects are not where you’re bad, but where you’re wounded. But no matter who or what causes the wound, it’s yours now and you’re responsible for it.
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Bad Character Responsibility Wound Yourself
A relationship is more of an assignment than a choice. We can walk away from the assignment, but we cannot walk away from the lessons it presents. We stay with a relationship until a lesson is learned, or we simply learn it another way.
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Assignment Choice Lesson Ourselves Relationship Walk
You don’t need a new life, just a new lens through which to view the one you have.
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Life Need Perspective Sight View Yourself
It is our own thoughts that hold the key to miraculous transformation.
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Key Miracle Ourselves Thinking Transformation
Behind every dark cloud there is an every-shining sun. Just wait. In time, the cloud will pass.
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Darkness Patience Shine Sun Time
Everything we do is either an act of love or a cry for help.
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Act Cry Help Love
Every bird that sings, sings for you. Every breeze that blows, blows for you. Every sunray shines for you. If you only knew how loved you are.
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Bird Self Love Shine Sun Yourself

A relationship is more of an assignment than a choice. We can walk away from the assignment, but we cannot walk away from the lessons it presents. We stay with a relationship until a lesson is learned, or we simply learn it another way.

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A relationship is more of an assignment than a choice. We can walk away from the assignment, but we cannot walk away from the lessons it presents. We stay with a relationship until a lesson is learned, or we simply learn it another way.

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