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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
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Alone Darkness Kindness Love Myself Practice Smile Take Care
It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.
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Glance Love Movement Possible
There is a time for everything. There is a time when I sit down, I concentrate myself on the problem of my bills, but I would not worry before that. One thing at a time.
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Concentrate Inspirational Myself Problem Time Worry
Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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Break Up Failure Lack Suffering Understand Yourself
The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion.
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Angry Desire Fear Freedom Inspirational Victim Worth
Be angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.
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Angry Human Learning Peace Smile
The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
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Attention Bloom Embrace Flower Gift Inspirational Love
Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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Action Business Change Inspirational Produce Signature
Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.
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Inspirational Life Live Lose Yourself
Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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Anchor Breathe Clouds Conscious Feeling Inspirational Sky Wind
You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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Break Up Let Go Permanent Suffering Thinking
If love is in our hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words and actions that emerge from our love are always helpful.
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Action Emerge Foundation Heart Help Love Miracle Understand
To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
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Optimism Problem Reality Thinking Truth
Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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Fear Focus Future Past Worry
We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.
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Allow Body Genuine Healing Heart Human Lost Mind Relax Wisdom Worry
Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.
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Be Yourself Element Happiness Need Precious Struggle

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