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Do Something Nice for Someone Else — and Don't Tell Anyone About It

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Let Go of the Idea that Gentle, Relaxed People Can't Be Superachievers

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Reflection is one of the most underused yet powerful tools for success.

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Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness.

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What interferes with this peaceful feeling is our expectation of reciprocity.

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Make living your life with absolute integrity and kindness your first priority.

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The trick is to be grateful when your mood is high and graceful when it is low.

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Life isn't all it's cracked up to be. Nothing is ever good enough the way it is.

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Every day, tell at least one person something you like, admire, or appreciate about them.

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Try to maintain the perspective that, in time, everything disintegrates and returns to its initial form.

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Even though we often mess up, most of us are doing the best that we know how with the circumstances that surround us.

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Meanwhile, life keeps moving forward. The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when?

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If we could only live the way we know deep down we should, we would guarantee ourselves a life of richness & fulfillment.

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We deny the parts of ourselves that we deem unacceptable rather than accepting the fact that we're all less than perfect.

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Mistakes are really not that big of a deal. in fact, as most of us acknowledge we need to make mistakes in order to learn and grow

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The next time you find yourself in an argument, rather than defend your position, see if you can see the other point of view first.

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As you begin to eliminate your need for perfection in all areas of your life, you'll begin to discover the perfection in life itself

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When you let go of your expectations, when you accept life as it is, you're free.To hold on is to be serious and uptight. To let go is to lighten up.

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One of the most dynamic and significant changes you can make in your life is to make the commitment to drop all negative references to your past, to begin living now.

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The key to a good life is this: If you're not going to talk about something during the last hour of your life, then don't make it a top priority during your lifetime.

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Many people spend their entire lifetimes wishing that other people would acknowledge them. They feel this especially about their parents, spouses, children, and friends.

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Rather than being afraid to ask for help, remember this: When you ask someone to help you, you are actually doing them a tremendous favor by giving them an opportunity to feel needed.

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The ill effects of thought come about when we forget that thought is a function of our consciousness.. an ability that we as human beings have. We are the producers of our own thinking.

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Reading is a gift. It's something you can do almost anytime and anywhere. It can be a tremendous way to learn, relax, and even escape. So, enough about the virtues of reading. Time to read on.

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Ironically, when you surrender your need to hog the glory, the attention you used to need from other people is replaced by a quiet inner confidence that is derived from letting others have it.

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