Rick Warren’s said: “We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.”

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 As I walked on the beach today, I found myself humming Anna Nalick’s refrain: “So cradle your head in your hands, and breathe, just breathe… breathe, just breathe.”

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I had a really hard travel day on Sunday in the snowy northeast, waiting for my plane to take off. I’m reminded of Eckhart Tolle’s words: “Surrender to what is. Say ‘yes’ to life—and see how life suddenly starts working for you rather than against you.”

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Peace is always within. I deeply know that, yet I keep giving away my peace by looking for it externally, in other people and circumstances

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I seem to be one of those people who can dig a rut, furnish it, and stay there. In other words, I can be such a creature of habit. Can changing our routines help us be happier?

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I used to listen to a meditation series recorded by Brendon Burchard. He began every session with the same phrase: “I give myself permission.” Four simple words, yet they remain some of the most powerful I know.

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“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched—they must be felt with the heart.” — Helen Keller

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Today I was reading an article called “The Art Of Being Unfazed: 3 Simple Ways To Live A Happy Life.” IOne of the three: find a creative outlet.

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Maya Angelou, “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”

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I drove past the best sign at a church today while running errands. It said: “Whatever you do today, do it with the confidence of a 4‑year‑old in a Batman T‑shirt.”

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