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Continue reading →: They don’t lie to you because the truth will hurt your feelings. They lie to you because the truth might provoke you to make choices that won’t serve their interests.They don’t lie to you because the truth will hurt your feelings. They lie to you because the truth might provoke you to make choices that won’t serve their interests. A lie is an interesting construct. It starts with the proposition that the recipient is able to be deceived. The…
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Continue reading →: The older I get, the more I would rather sit alone, than with people who judge the way I live.The older I get, the more I would rather sit alone, than with people who judge the way I live. There are so many aspects to maintaining balance in the course of a daily life. If we are to distill them down into individual components, the requirements are exhaustive. Beyond…
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Continue reading →: What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make. JANE GOODALL Within our short supply of collected trips around the sun, each of us are faced with the prospect of opting for the solution to make our lives matter. …
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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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