Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSONMay 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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A miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love-from a belief in what is not real, to faith in that which is. That shift in perception changes everything.
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Think bigger. Forget limits. Embrace the idea of endless possibility…. It will change you.
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Our triumph over sorrow is not that we can avoid it but that we can endure it. And therein lies our hope; that in spirit we might become bigger than the problems we face.
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We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what’s wrong in your life, or you can focus on what’s right.
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A meaningful life is not a popularity contest. Do what in your heart you believe to be the right thing, and you may or may not get immediate approval from the world. Do it anyway.
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Love and fear represent two different lenses through which to view the world. Which I choose to use will determine what I think I see.
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It takes courage…to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.
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I have lived enough to know great things will unfold for me externally only if I allow them to unfold for me internally.
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Children are happy because they don’t have a file in their minds called “All the Things That Could Go Wrong.
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Prepare for the new; expect the new; embrace the new. Otherwise, you’ll just repeat what’s old.
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Behind every dark cloud there is an every-shining sun. Just wait. In time, the cloud will pass.
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People hear you on the level you speak to them from. Speak from your heart, and they will hear with theirs.
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We don’t reach the light through endless analysis of the dark. We reach the light by choosing the light.
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Speak from your mind and people will hear you with their mind. Speak from your heart and people will hear you with their heart.
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The meaningful question is never what we did yesterday, but what we have learned from it and are doing today.
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