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(Excerpt pages 52-53) When we feel inspired to do or achieve something, we go for it. If we’re not sure that it’s real inspiration, we let it sit for a while. The truth is relentless. If we are meant to do something, it will revisit our mind again …

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We own everything that happens around us as if the universe was out to mock, assault or, at the very least, inconvenience us. This is inaccurate; flat out untrue. The universe in its intelligence wants us to flourish. “Biological imperative” is built into us at a cellular level. …

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I am wondering how humankind got it that “others” make us feel a definite way. This is classic behavior for an addict; however I see it equally as widespread in the non-addicted community. We are aghast at how someone has “made” us feel. Then we feel entitled in …

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“I’m sure, 100 % confident, that this is what I want. Yes, there is no question about it. I’m going to attract this, create this, today. The universe knows I want this. It will be here—soon. I’ve prayed, asked, hoped, ordered, and craved this. Okay, so where is …

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When you are capable of doing for yourself, it is best to do for yourself. However when you’ve tried and you find you cannot, it is best to ask for help. Asking for help can be both a strength and weakness depending on your point of origin when …

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If spiritual means otherworldly the answer is a resounding, “Yes.” However, if spirituality means religious then the lean is toward, “No.” We weave religion and spirituality as if they were synonymous. Are they the same? The non-religious would strongly disagree. Regardless of our religious affiliation (if we have …

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For many, the idea that our thinking could be the root of the problem is not good news. When we don’t consider the idea, it means we can legitimately blame something outside of self for the current condition of our life. It suggests we don’t have to take …

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Many of us are unaware of the extraordinary freedom we possess. We live in a world riddled with habits that we feel are unbreakable. So we spend our lives just getting by. Never setting our sights on anything higher because we’re going to “fail” or because we’re scared …

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So often we think we have no faith. No faith in anything because nothing… absolutely nothing is going our way. What could there possibly be to have faith in? Faith, however, is like health. We have it whether we acknowledge it or not. Our recognition of it doesn’t …

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Too often I am set on my agenda arriving in the specific form at the specific time, that I, (in all my wisdom) have designed. Where is that fine line that shows me when I need to plan and then let go? Too often I can get started …

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