In order to access a warrior’s courage, we must explore why we are so committed to our story and what we are afraid will happen if we give it up.
DEBBIE FORDLike 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.
More Debbie Ford Quotes
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If you constantly beat yourself up with negative thoughts, you will either beat up on the people around you- verbally, emotionally, or physically- or you will beat up on yourself by destroying some area of your own life.
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Fulfilling your vision for the best year of your life requires thought and introspection. It is not much different than planning an awesome vacation. It takes time, discussion, planning, decision making, and an array of other skills.
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Embracing our dark side gives us a new found freedom to be with the darkness in others. For when I can love all of me, I will love all of you.
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It’s easy to love yourself when you feel good enough, when you feel special enough, when you’re loved enough, when you have enough money, and you’re appreciated.
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The level of consciousness you choose to tune in to each moment of each day will determine the quality of your experience of the world.
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We see only that which we are.
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Challenge the person you think you are in order to unveil the person you are capable of becoming
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The shadow is not a problem to be solved or an enemy to be conquered, but a fertile field to be cultivated. When we dig our hands into its rich soil we will discover the potent seeds of the people we most desire to be.
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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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When you invoke the agent of change called acceptance, you must accept all that you are, all that you’ve been and all that you will be in the future.
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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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What you can’t be with, won’t let you be.
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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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Our persona was not created by accident; it was created in order to camouflage the parts of ourselves we deemed the most undesirable and to overcompensate for what we believe to be our deepest flaws. What persona are you hiding behind?
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Your life will be transformed when you make peace with your shadow.
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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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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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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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Unfortunately, unless we’re focused on building up our courage, which gives us our self-confidence and all that we need to make quantum change in our lives, the voice of fear will always take the lead inside our minds.
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Do not wait another day to become fully engaged in your life, to learn to love and to forgive, and to live with greater purpose & meaning.
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If you ask the Universe to be your partner and guide you on the path to wholeness, it will oblige.
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Whatever we refuse to recognize about ourselves has a way of rearing its head and making itself known when we least expect it.
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It is only when you’re lying to yourself or hating some aspect of yourself that you’ll get an emotional charge from someone else’s behavior.
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A wise person once wrote, “Resentment is like drinking poison and hoping the other person would die.” But the only one dying is ourselves.
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Each aspect within us needs understanding and compassion. If we are unwilling to give it to ourselves how can we expect the world to give it to us?
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Vision lifts you up. It makes you smile a secret smile because you know that you have something very special to share. What is your vision?
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