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“So be gentle with yourself; show yourself the same kindness and patience you might show a young child - the child you once were. If you won’t be your own friend, who will be? If, when playing an opponent, you are also opposing yourself, you will be outnumbered.”
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“There are no ordinary moments.”
― Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
― Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
“. . . Action always happens in the present, because it is an expression of the body, which can only exist in the here and now. But the mind is like a phantom that lives only in the past or future. It's only power over you is to draw your attention our of the present.”
― Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
― Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
“If babies held the same tendency toward self-criticism as adults, they might never learn to walk or talk. Can you imagine infants stomping, 'Aarggh! Screwed up again!' Fortunately, babies are free of self-criticism. They just keep practicing.”
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“Wake up! If you knew for certain you had a terminal illness--if you had little time left to live--you would waste precious little of it! Well, I'm telling you...you do have a terminal illness: It's called birth. You don't have more than a few years left. No one does! So be happy now, without reason--or you will never be at all.”
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Nicholas’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Nicholas’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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330 friends
708 books
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73 friends
889 books
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198 friends
126 books
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33 friends
449 books
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147 friends
1 book
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94 friends
286 books
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47 friends
546 books
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141 friends
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