“You come to love, not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.“ ~Sam Keen I am amazed how often we hold back our love. We might be waiting for the “perfect person” to come along, so we can finally shower him or her with all our love. Or we […]
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“See if you can catch yourself complaining in either speech or thought, about a situation you find yourself in, what other people do or say, your surroundings, your life situation, even the weather. To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself a
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I found this beautiful poem to be a great reminder that it is our uniqueness that makes us special, to keep our hopes alive, and to cherish our life. I love the first 2 lines: “Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.” How often do we compare ourselves without even realizing
It happens to all of us. We wake up one morning and just feel miserable. Or we look at the cloudy or rainy sky as we head outside and feel sad. Or we read or hear a comment from someone during the day that makes us feel angry. We want to be happy, but instead
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“You are wholly complete and your success in life will be in direct proportion to your ability to accept this truth about you.” ~Dr. Robert Anthony Don’t wait to accept and love yourself until you have worked on yourself some more, got rid of some of your “flaws” or reached some state of “perfection.” You
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“Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves, without any insistence that they satisfy you.” ~Wayne Dyer How often do we just do the opposite and wish: If s/he was only more….spontaneous, creative, thoughtful, etc. or If s/he was only less…messy, anxious, picky
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“Happiness can only exist in acceptance.” ~Denis de Rougamont It sounds simple, but acceptance is one of the most powerful practices that allows us to get past disappointments, frustrations, and resentments. If we don’t accept something, it means that we are still entangled in it, we are pushing against it, and we can’t let it
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“Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy and
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Self-Responsibility is a very powerful concept. It means that I am willing to take responsibility for my actions, for reaching my goals and desires, for my well-being and my life! Nobody else can do this for me. There are times in our lives when we feel down, think we are a victim, or life appears
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Do you accept yourself, just the way you are? Not just all the things that are great about you, but also the parts that you might think are not so great about you?Self-acceptance means that we are willing to acknowledge that we think what we think, feel what we feel, desire what we desire, have
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