Owning your own feelings, rather than blaming them on someone else, is the mark of a person who has moved from contracted to expanded awareness.
DEEPAK CHOPRAIt’s hard enough to change ourselves. We can’t expect other people to change so that we feel better. We have to take the journey ourselves.
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The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself.
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Life is a field of unlimited possibilities.
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You are not creating a new you; you are releasing a hidden you. The process is one of self discovery. The hidden you that wants to emerge is in perfect balance.
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One thing we can do is make the choice to view the world in a healthy way. We can choose to see the world as safe with only moments of danger rather than seeing the world as dangerous with only moments of safety.
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All great changes are preceded by chaos.
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Know that people are doing the best they can from their level of awareness. Accept people for who they are and always be ready to forgive.
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When we experience the power of the Self, there is an absence of fear, there is no compulsion to control, and no struggle for approval or external power.
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If you focus on success, you’ll have stress. But if you pursue excellence, success will be guaranteed.
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Start by thinking of the smallest possible action you could take; then, take it. Then, choose the next smallest action, and do that.
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We are who we are, and when you accept people instead of trying to change them to fit your needs, your relationships can fully blossom.
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Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there – buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day.
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You will begin to see your life as an opportunity to share the special gift you alone can bestow upon the world.
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Daydream, imagine, and reflect. It’s the source of infinite creativity.
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Thinking happy thoughts literally creates a positive chemical change in the brain which stimulates both positive physical and psychological benefits.
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If you had all the money and all the time in the world, what would you do?!
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The inward journey is about finding your own fullness, something that no one else can take away.
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Treat every moment as a gift, that is why it is called the present.
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Everything that is happening at this moment is a result of the choices you’ve made in the past.
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If your attention is focused only on the result, then you are no longer in the process. But if you’re in the process, then the result is guaranteed.
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However good or bad you feel about your relationship, the person you are with at this moment is the “right” person, because he or she is the mirror of who you are inside.
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Tune into the presence of miracles, and in an instant, life can be transformed into a dazzling experience, more wondrous and exciting than we could even imagine.
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When you blame and criticize others, you are avoiding some truth about yourself.
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To define yourself is to limit yourself. Without labels you remain the infinite being.
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Negative people deplete your energy. Surround yourself with love and nourishment and do not allow the creation of negativity in your environment.
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In the process of letting go you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.
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There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.
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