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“By holding onto past trauma, we deny ourselves healing. By feeling self-conscious, we deny our own self-worth. By finding fault in other people's actions, we deny ourselves compassion. By feeling hopeless, we deny ourselves faith. By collecting excuses, we deny ourselves our own power. By clinging to our losses, we miss out on the miracles happening now. By feeling skeptical, stressed, worried, paranoid, or anxious, we deny ourselves contentment and trust. By feeling envious of the others, we deny ourselves abundance. By waiting for the weekend to come, we deny ourselves presence and gratitude. By becoming offended or defensive, we deny ourselves peace. By holding a grudge, seeking revenge, or gossiping about other people, we deny ourselves security. By seeking attention and validation, we deny ourselves completeness. By operating on autopilot, we deny ourselves inspiration. By reacting to situations unconsciously, we deny ourselves discernment. By closing our hearts, we deny ourselves love.”
― Mathew Micheletti, The Inner Work: An Invitation to True Freedom and Lasting Happiness

“The adults can only teach us what they know; they cannot teach us what they don’t know. What they know is what they learned in their whole lives; it’s what they believed in their whole lives. You can be sure that your parents did the best they could for you at the time. If they didn’t do better, it’s because they didn’t know any better.”
― Miguel Ruiz, The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery

“The transformational tools of the Toltec path are directed toward one goal: freeing the apprentice’s mind from the lies and suffering created during his domestication.”
― Allan Hardman, The Everything Toltec Wisdom Book: A Complete Guide to the Ancient Wisdoms

“The angel of death is also the angel of life, because when you surrender to her, you are free to live your life to the fullest expression of who you are. She is your guide to life, in all of its abundance and wonder.”
― Allan Hardman, The Everything Toltec Wisdom Book: A Complete Guide to the Ancient Wisdoms