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    “When we avoid the legitimate suffering that results from dealing with problems, we also avoid the growth that problems demand from us.  It is for this reason that in chronic mental illness we stop growing, we become stuck.  And without healing, the human spirit begins to shrivel.” ~ Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled

      “The reality is we often become our kindest, most ethical selves only by seeing what it feels like to be a selfish jackass first.” ~ Cheryl Strayed

      We cannot master everything.

        We cannot master everything

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        “We cannot master everything, taste everything, understand everything, drain every experience to its last dregs.  But if we have the courage to let almost everything else go, we will probably be able to retain the one thing necessary for us – whatever it may be.  If we are too eager to have everything, we will almost certainly miss even the one thing we need.” ~ Thomas Merton, Monk

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          The Four Agreements [Book]

            The Four Agreements Book

            By: Don Miguel Ruiz

            From this Book:  20 Quotes

            Book Overview:  In The Four Agreements, bestselling author don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering.  Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.  The Four Agreements are: Be Impeccable With Your Word, Don’t Take Anything Personally, Don’t Make Assumptions, Always Do Your Best.

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            1. 10 Powerful Don Miguel Ruiz Quotes from The Four Agreements For Better Living

            Optimists’ Club Creed

              “Promise yourself…

              To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

              To talk health, happiness, prosperity to every person you meet.

              To make all your friends feel that there is something of value in them.

              To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

              To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect the best.

              To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

              To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

              To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.

              To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.

              To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit presence of trouble.”

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              Source:  Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins

                “Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

                  “You can only be you when you do your best. When you don’t do your best you are denying yourself the right to be you. That’s a seed that you should really nurture in your mind. You don’t need knowledge or great philosophical concepts. You don’t need the acceptance of others. You express your own divinity by being alive and by loving yourself and others.” ~ Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements