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“Do you have the courage? Do you have the courage to bring forth this work? The treasures that are hidden inside you are hoping you will say yes.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“by focusing on what we can learn from our challenges and how we use them to add value to the lives of others, we can turn any adversity into an advantage. So,”
― The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life: Before 8AM
― The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life: Before 8AM
“If you made something and it didn’t work out, let it go. Remember that you’re nothing but a beginner—even if you’ve been working on your craft for fifty years. We are all just beginners here, and we shall all die beginners. So let it go. Forget”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, kindness and affection.
Love is not something we give or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them – we can only love others as much as we love ourselves.
Shame, blame, disrespect, betrayal, and the withholding of affection damage the roots from which love grows. Love can only survive these injuries if they are acknowledged, healed and rare.”
― The Gifts of Imperfection
Love is not something we give or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them – we can only love others as much as we love ourselves.
Shame, blame, disrespect, betrayal, and the withholding of affection damage the roots from which love grows. Love can only survive these injuries if they are acknowledged, healed and rare.”
― The Gifts of Imperfection
“I realize that life is not a step to a better place: life IS the better place, right here and now. It’s too good to be true—and it’s real.”
― Why I am an Atheist Who Believes in God: How to give love, create beauty and find peace
― Why I am an Atheist Who Believes in God: How to give love, create beauty and find peace
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