“Always a person finds his true self when he walks the Within Trail. … He finds the quiet waters and looks at their reflection. Always he must accept what he sees in those waters before he can go on. … All other paths depend on this great acceptance and what he does with it”
“What blocks [...]
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“Attachment creates fear that gets in your way: … ‘What if this happens, what if that happens, what if …’ …Your belief that everything must work out exactly as you want it to with no glitches creates enormous pressure. Being nonattached, however, creates emotional freedom. Non-attachment means: “I’ll do everything possible, I’ll put the odds [...]
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“Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; They try to have more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have [...]
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“Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” —Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
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The concept of “…only when I STOP pursuing what I want, do I ever get it” never stops to amaze me! The idea of “attracting” what I desire [...]
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“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storms terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.”
— Vincent Van Gogh
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Everything that I ever truly WANTED seemed risky in some way! And at times, I have chosen not to do what I wanted because of the perceived risk. I [...]
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