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Continue reading →: The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats.The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Go around it, knock it down or go through it. Those are the options for…
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Continue reading →: The truth is not always beautiful. Nor beautiful words the truth.The truth is not always beautiful. Nor beautiful words the truth. LAO TZU Do you want to hear what you want to hear, or do you want the truth? Life can be so harsh at times as to make the truth almost unbearable. So it is no wonder that we…
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Continue reading →: Maturity is learning to walk away from people and situations that threaten your peace of mind, self-respect, values, morals or self-worth.Maturity is learning to walk away from people and situations that threaten your peace of mind, self-respect, values, morals or self-worth. Why is it so hard, sometimes, to just walk away? When we feel affronted, we seem to have a need to rectify the situation. Sometimes it is pride. Other…
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Continue reading →: The problem with “energy doesn’t lie” and “trust your gut” memes is they don’t account for how social conditioning, prejudice, fear of change, trauma and anxiety can feel like inner guidance. Exploring our feelings with discernment is key so we learn to tell the difference.The problem with “energy doesn’t lie” and “trust your gut” memes is they don’t account for how social conditioning, prejudice, fear of change, trauma and anxiety can feel like inner guidance. Exploring our feelings with discernment is key so we learn to tell the difference. DURGADAS ALLAN DURIEL Life would…
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Continue reading →: If you don’t fight for what you want, then don’t cry for what you lost.If you don’t fight for what you want, then don’t cry for what you lost. Is something worth fighting for? If your answer is no, then perhaps you have yet to discover something of such importance to you that to be denied it would be interminable. More realistically, we can…
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Continue reading →: A lie doesn’t become the truth, wrong doesn’t become right, and evil doesn’t become good, just because it is accepted by a majority.A lie doesn’t become the truth, wrong doesn’t become right, and evil doesn’t become good, just because it is accepted by a majority. Throughout history, there are countless chapters in which the truth has been severely distorted so as to further the evil intentions of a ruling group of people.…
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Continue reading →: What is a soul? It’s like electricity – we don’t really know what it is, but it’s a force that can light a room.What is a soul? It’s like electricity – we don’t really know what it is, but it’s a force that can light a room. RAY CHARLES When we talk about the elusive topic of soul, there are so many permutations to consider. In its most rudimentary sense, it reflects the…
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Continue reading →: Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve. J.K. ROWLING Are you feeling like life is throwing you curve balls? Do you wonder how you are ever going to pull through? It all boils down to your mindset. With your focus in the right places, you can (and will) overcome any…
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Continue reading →: Pain makes you stronger. Fear makes you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser. So thank your past for a better future.Pain makes you stronger. Fear makes you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser. So thank your past for a better future. All of the adages about how we may learn from our prior mistakes do not make those mistakes any less painful. In many cases, as we are hearing them, they…
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Continue reading →: Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand. NEIL ARMSTRONG Have you ever wondered? The answer, of course, is yes. We wonder almost every day. Some of the topics are trivial… wondering what we will order for breakfast, or whether a certain friend did something…
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