‘Pressure makes us, though. You start off as coal and the pressure makes you a diamond.’
“Put your heart into even the smallest seemingly insignificant acts possible. Then be patient enough for the universe to give back to you what you reap.”
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“Time doesn't heal. It’s what you do with the time. Healing is possible when we choose to take responsibility, when we choose to take risks, and finally, when we choose to release the wound, to let go of the past or the grief.”
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
“When the urge arises in your mind To feelings of desire or angry hate, Do not act! Be silent, do not speak! And like a log of wood be sure to stay.”
― The Way of the Bodhisattva
― The Way of the Bodhisattva
“Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you.”
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“Fear is only the enemy if you let it keep you from moving forward.
Put fear on your side and let it motivate you.
This is the definition of an alchemist. To turn base metal into gold. Fear into Motivation.”
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Put fear on your side and let it motivate you.
This is the definition of an alchemist. To turn base metal into gold. Fear into Motivation.”
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