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This affirmation, when used as a mantra, helps calm down my stress response and helps me prioritize: “There IS enough time. ALL I need is given.”

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I so much love this quote by Thornton Wilder, “The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.”

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I’ve been hearing the phrase “defensive joy” a good bit lately, have you heard this?  That “joy is the best defense against oppression and overwhelm”.

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Most of us are familiar with the quote from Theodore Roosevelt, “Comparison is the thief of joy”. 

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The author Brad Yates said, “We have energetic patterns when we say things. What feels familiar is most comfortable, even if it’s a terrible thing. But if I’ve been saying that long enough, and peopl…

The author and teacher Dawson Church said, “… because I am lovable, unimproved.  Even if I never fix anything, I deeply and completely love and accept myself.”

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Author and therapist Arielle Schwartz said, “We are all inherently whole. You are not broken. You are hurt and in need of compassionate care.”

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The comedian Casey Dressler said, “The years leading up to my best days were my most difficult – filled with doubts, disappointments, and heartache.  I had no idea that the storm I was in would lead …

The paralympian Ezra Frech said, “The way you accomplish greatness in any area of life is believing you’re capable of it. No one stumbles upon greatness. You have to believe you’re capable of it, and…

The country singer Willie Nelson said, “Spring has a way of bringing everything back to life, even a broken heart.”

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Ella Maillar said, “One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm.

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Mandy Hale – “It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority.”

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Anthony Hopkins said, “Age is not a barrier when you find passion in what you do. The real secret lies in keeping your curiosity alive…Every day is a new opportunity to create, to laugh, and to show …

Rumi said, “Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking. Live in silence.”

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A sticker on my journal says, “Do something today that your future self will thank you for!”

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The great comedian Lucille Ball said, “Love yourself first and everything else falls in line.  You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world!”

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Dare is a big word.  Do you know what dare means? It means be brave enough, have the courage, to do something. It means to defy or challenge someone to do something.

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Dr. Vassilia said, “Don’t forget that fun is healing, laughter is healing, excitement is healing, silliness is healing, childlike wonder is healing, curiosity is healing, exploration is healing.  Hea…

Mary Oliver said, “The stars began to bun through the sheets of clouds, and there was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own, that kept you company as you strode deeper and deeper into t…

John Paul Jones said, “If fear is cultivated it will become stronger. If faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.”

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