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8 Essential Spiritual Truths

1. You are a Child of God. You are inherently and uniquely wonderful and worthy.
2. When we change, the world changes
3. Our best self emerges when we support other people.
4. We aren’t defeated by adversity, but by the loss of will to strive.
5. Where there is life, there is always hope.
6. Just because we’ve suffered in the past, doesn’t mean we can’t be incredibly happy now and in the future.
7. We are ALL connected, realizing this with gratitude is the happiest way to live.
8. We each have a unique mission that only we can fulfill.

The Quickest Way To Succeed

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The quickest way to succeed is to start now and figure it out as you go. You can’t learn to drive in a parked car. ~ Tiana Barrow

Flyting

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Think rap battles were a modern invention? Think again! Medieval poets were dropping fire bars centuries ago, though they called it ‘flyting’ – a verbal showdown where insults flew faster than arrows.

Life Is A Mirror

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Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting. ~ William Makepeace Thackeray

Try Eating A Piece Of Cucumber

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Have a sore throat? Try eating a piece of cucumber. It cools down your throat and stops that itchy feeling.

Someone To Listen

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Sometimes, People don’t need advice. They simply need someone to listen to them intently, and make them feel like what they have to say matters. ~ Sonia Sabnis

IKIGAI

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The magical overlap where what you love, what you’re good at, what the world needs, and what you can get paid for all come together – it’s the recipe for a life that is truly meaningful.

Never Truly Gone

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When someone is in your heart, they’re never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times. ~ Mitch Albom

The Basic Problem Of Our Time

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The basic problem of our time is loneliness the insecurity and anxiety that come with separation from God, and from one’s fellowmen, and from a sense of alienation from self that is almost always present. The source of reconciliation and wholeness is Jesus Christ. ~ Marion D. Hanks

Blossom Into Who We Were Meant To Be

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How strange that the nature of life is change, yet the nature of human beings is to resist change. And how ironic that the difficult times we fear might ruin us are the very ones that break us open and help us blossom into who we were meant to be. ~ Elizabeth Lesser