Our society nurtures the illusion that all the rewards go to the people who are perfect. But many of us are finding out that trying to be perfect is costly.
DEBBIE FORDMany of us have read about and talked about forgiveness, and we understand intellectually why it might benefit us to let go of anger toward others. But we hold on anyway.
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People with hearts filled with love, peace, and compassion live in heaven.
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Become aware of your negative expectations and practice replacing them with positive expectations.
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When you are grounded in the present – feeling your feelings, listening to your body, tasting your food, and expressing your ideas – you do not build up toxicity. You digest your experience as you go.
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Our pain can be our greatest teacher. It leads us to places we’d never go on our own.
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We must be willing to take an honest look at ourselves and step out beyond our judgmental mind. It is here that we will have a life-altering shift in perception, an opening of our heart.
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Standing in our power requires us to let go of the need to make others like us & instead stand committed to honoring ourselves.
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It’s not our job to assess the merit of our vision or judge its importance. It is our job to receive the vision and act upon it.
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Like the lotus flower that is born out of mud, we must honor the darkest parts of ourselves and the most painful of our life’s experiences, because they are what allow us to birth our most beautiful self.
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Our difficulties launch us into new states of consciousness where we are inspired to step out of the reality of our smallest thoughts and step into the limitless freedom of our biggest dreams.
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The “we” of your divine birthright – the one that is aware of its place as part of the collective whole – knows that it is your sacred obligation to shine your brightest light, not just in your moments of glory but each day.
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Loving yourself means making choices that allow you to care for the important person that you are.
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When you trust the universe, you get to play in the magical world of God’s plan.
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If we want a new future that does not look like our past, we must make new choices in the present.
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Standing in our power demands that we be vulnerable, listen to our own voice, and take risks outside the comfort of what we know.
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Why can’t we see everyone and everything as God, as a part of the Divine? It is because we don’t see ourselves this way.
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Reclaiming the parts of ourselves that we have relegated to the shadow is the most reliable path to actualizing all of our human potential.
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We are meant to discover our authentic nature-the state of being in which we are inspired by ourselves, turned on, lit up, and excited about who we are.
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In order to find peace, we must expose the masks we use to hide behind.
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A strong plan of action will yield you quantum results and will ensure that you don’t fall into the familiar patterns of your past.
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All real change requires risk. You must take risks every day of your life. You must get up each morning and ask…: What can I do that is different?
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It is your holy work, to deeply love, honor and respect the precious self that you are, the soul that only you hold.
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Many of us have read about and talked about forgiveness, and we understand intellectually why it might benefit us to let go of anger toward others. But we hold on anyway.
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All of our suffering in life is from saying we want one thing and doing another.
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Your life will be transformed when you make peace with your shadow.
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We must risk the journey to a higher ground where there is freedom from the gravitational pull of our stories, the pull that comes from years of trying to prove that the stories we tell ourselves, the ones we’ve made up, are the truth.
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Remember, all the answers you need are inside of you; you only have to become quiet enough to hear them.
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