- The only thing you have control over is yourself. Trying to control other people or things is a waste of time and energy.
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Holding on to something or someone is the best way to lose it. The tighter the grip, the faster they run.
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You create your life experiences one thought at a time. Thoughts affect perception, which affect choices, which create your life situation.
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You are completely responsible for your life and how you choose to live it.
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If you are unhappy with your situation, take action to change it.
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How we feel matters. A thought with a feeling – a passion – behind it is like a beacon with a huge magnet shining out and drawing it to us.
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Feeling sorry for yourself is addicting. It may be okay for a few minutes, but spending much more time than that will take you years – or decades – to recover from.
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Whatever it is that we think about and give our attention to, we get more of. Even if we say we don't want it.
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That childhood saying about "stick and stones… and words can never hurt me" is a total lie and was created as a "nany-nany-boo-boo" to cover up the hurt that you're feeling.
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Every time you remember one of those "nany-nany-boo-boo" experiences and relive the hurt feelings, it is an opportunity for you to heal it and let it go. Buried feelings never die.
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Giving and receiving are inseparable. They are two sides of the same coin.
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In every human interaction, all anybody really wants is to be treated decently and with respect.
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It's okay to say "no" if you don't want to do something. Saying nothing or being indecisive is the same thing as saying "yes".
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It is very important to be clear about what you want and what you don't want. Otherwise, you spend a lot of time going in circles.
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It's okay to change your mind about what you want and don't want – especially if what you thought you wanted is not working.
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Happiness is an inside job. No one else can "make" you happy or unhappy, since happiness is mostly a matter of how we choose to perceive things and people.
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Personal boundaries are not shackles. They're a healthy sign of respect for ourselves and others.
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We teach people how to treat us by the boundaries we set or don't set.
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If you don't respect yourself, no one else will either.
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Follow Mom's advice to "just be yourself," but don't be surprised if she doesn't always approve of the "self" you choose to be.
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Needing other people's approval – even your parents' – keeps you from begin your real, true self.
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There is enough of everything. It's our fear of lack that keeps it from coming to us.
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The first step to accomplishing anything is to believe in yourself and have the confidence to know that you matter.
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You DO matter…. everybody matters….. or else we wouldn't BE here in this world of "matter".
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The easiest way to get something is to ask for it. Then let go and allow the Universe bring it to you.