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Blessed Are Those Who Are So Naive That They Do Not Know What They Cannot Do.

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We Can Look At Any Experience In Two Ways: Through The Eyes Of Lack, Or The Eyes Of Plenty. Fear Sees Limits, While Love Sees Possibilities. Each Attitude Will Be Justified By The Belief System You Cherish. Change Your Allegiance From Fear To Love, And Love Will Sustain You Wherever You Walk.

Happiness Has Little To Do With What Is Going On Around You, And A Lot To Do With What Is Going On Inside You.

Optimism May Sometimes Be Delusional, But Pessimism Is Always Delusional.

Put Aside Ambition For Public Recognition, And Simply Do What You Do Because It Feels Good Inside.

If You Are Not Living With A Whole Heart Now, The End Of The World Poses No Threat; Your Life Is Already Gone. Life Is Only As Valuable As Our Presence To Enjoy It. To Miss The Beauty Of The Moment Because You Are Preparing To Protect Yourself From The Next One, Is To Trade A Precious Gem For A Cheap Trinket.

Build Your World Around Your Dreams Rather Than Trying To Fit Your Dreams Into The World You Know.

Focus On The Highest, Clearest, And Most Meaningful Teaching You Can Find, And Let All Else Go.

Trust Who And What You Are, And The Universe Will Support You In Miraculous Ways.

Blessed Are Those Who Are So Naive That They Do Not Know What They Cannot Do.

Blessed Are Those

Sometimes When Things Seem To Be Going Wrong, They Are Going Right For Reasons You Are Yet To Understand.

The More You Let Go, The Faster You Will Move Ahead.

Pain Happens, But Suffering Is Optional. When Pain Comes, Make Use Of The Experience, But Do Not Wallow In It. When You Accidentally Place Your Finger In A Flame, It Is Supposed To Hurt Just Long Enough For You To Pull It Out. If You Think There Is Value In Keeping It There, You Will Be A Crispy Critter. Pain Is A Minor Element Of Life, Unless You Are Indulging It. Then It Becomes Suffering. Get The Message And Then Get On With Your Life, Which Is Far More About Joy Than Sorrow.

Kindness To Self Will Put You In The Perfect Attitude And Position To Be Kind To Others.

If You Desire To Know Where Your Spiritual Work Lies, Look To Your Emotional Pain.

The World Would Have You Agree With Its Dismal Dream Of Limitation. But The Light Would Have You Soar Like The Eagle Of Your Sacred Visions.

No Matter What Has Happened, Let Today Be New.

People Who Do Not Need To Please Are Irresistible Because They Radiate Wholeness, A Rare Delicacy In A World Of Hungry Hearts.

At This Moment, Life Is Trying To Love You And Give To You In A Million Wonderful Ways. When You Say Yes, You Allow Love To Flow, Which Is The Greatest Gift You Can Give Yourself And The Universe . . . What Do You Want That You Could Be More Open To Receiving?

You Are Destined To Become The Peer Of Those You Most Respect Because The Greatness You Perceive In Them Is Your Own.

One Of The Best Ways To Realize That Age Is An Illusion Is To Have Your Body Get Older And Realize That You Are Who You Always Have Been.

God Is A Frequency. Stay Tuned.

Success In Business Depends More On Relationships Than Spreadsheets.

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We Believe We Are Hurt When We Don't Receive Love. But That Is Not What Hurts Us. Our Pain Comes When We Do Not Give Love. We Were Born To Love. You Might Say That We Are Divinely Created Love Machines. We Function Most Powerfully When We Are Giving Love. The World Has Led Us To Believe That Our Wellbeing Is Dependent On Other People Loving Us. But This Is Kind Of Upside Down Thinking That Has Caused So Many Of Our Problems. The Truth Is Our Well Being Is Dependent On Our Giving Love. It Is Not About What Comes Back; It Is About What Goes Out!

Half Of Your Power Lies In Your Sameness With Others. The Other Half Lies In Your Uniqueness.

There Is More Security In The Adventurous And Exciting, For In Movement There Is Life, And In Change There Is Power.

Adventurous Life

I Tend To Write Songs Fast, So The Process Usually Only Lasts Around 30 Minutes. In The Studio Is Where I Really Can Artistically Breathe, And Let My Ideas Flow.

You Give Your Power Away When You Make Someone Or Something Outside Of You More Important Than What Is Inside Of You.

Waiting Does Not Exist In The Experience Of Those Who Recognize The Presence Of Love Wherever They Are.

The First Step To Boosting Your Income Is To Identify Where Your Passion Lives And To Be True To It.

It Takes A Lot Of Courage To Release The Familiar And Seemingly Secure In Order To Embrace The New & Unknown.

We Attain Freedom As We Let Go Of Whatever Does Not Reflect Our Magnificence.

An Authentic Life Does Not Require Anyone Else's Approval For Your Creative Choices.

If You Gave Your Inner Genius As Much Credence As Your Inner Critic, You Would Be Light Years Ahead Of Where You Now Stand.

To Love Yourself Right Now, Just As You Are, Is To Give Yourself Heaven. Don't Wait Until You Die. If You Wait, You Die Now. If You Love, You Live Now.

The Cause Of Poverty Is Not Scarcity. It Is Fear And Small Thinking.

As You Recognize That You Already Own The Wholeness You Seek, And No One Outside You Can Give You More Than You Already Are, Dysfunctional Situations Will Evaporate Like Bad Dreams Exposed To The Morning Sun.

The World You See Is Less Of An Indication About The World And More Of An Indication About Your Seeing.

Give People Permission To Be Who They Are And They Will Love, Thank, And Respect You Forever.

To Make The World A Better Place, See The World As A Better Place.

One Moment Of True Forgiveness Can Erase Years Of Guilt, Pain, Or Fear.

Wouldn't It Be Powerful If You Fell In Love With Yourself So Deeply That You Would Do Just About Anything If You Knew It Would Make You Happy? This Is Precisely How Much Life Loves You And Wants You To Nurture Yourself. The Deeper You Love Yourself, The More The Universe Will Affirm Your Worth. Then You Can Enjoy A Lifelong Love Affair That Brings You The Richest Fulfillment From Inside Out.

What A Doctor Or Healer Tells You Is A Reflection Of The Beliefs And Expectations You Hold. Change Your Beliefs And You Change The Prognosis. Who Is The Doctor? The Mind Of The Patient.

If You Want Peace, Look For It Where It Is, Not In Conflict.

Do Not Wait Until The Conditions Are Perfect To Begin. Beginning Makes The Conditions Perfect.

Abundance Is Not A Number Or Acquisition. It Is The Simple Recognition Of Enoughness.

Whatever You Think And Talk About Paves The Runway For What You Will Create.

Since You Are The One Who Has To Live With Your Choices, Be Sure They Are Your Own.

Abundance Is Not A Situation- It Is An Attitude.

When You Are Secure In Who You Are, You Set The Trend For Your Own Life, And Do Not Look To Others To Tell You How To Live. When You Know That Every Truth You Seek Is Available Within You, You Will Not Place Someone Else's Idea Of How You Should Live, Above Your Own.

We Hurt Ourselves Not By What We Ask For, But What We Settle For.

Take Care What Words You Speak That Follow “i Am.” In So Speaking You Create Your Life.

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The Love Affair You Seek Is With Yourself.

You Are Not A Black Hole That Needs To Be Filled; You Are A Light That Needs To Be Shined.

Happy People Do Not Demand A Lot From The World Because Their Happiness Proceeds From A Place Deeper Than The World Can Touch.

A Happy Ending Is Always Possible If You Are Willing To Keep The Story Moving To Get There.

The People Who Matter Will Recognize Who You Are.

All Limits Exist Only In Thought, And That Is Where They Are Overcome.

To Seek Greatness Outside Yourself Is Turn Your Back On The Treasure Within.

The Point Of Life Is Not To Be Married Or Single - It Is To Be. We Are Human Beings, Or Humans Being. It Does Not Matter So Much What Lifestyle We Choose - It's What We Make Of The Opportunities To Grow, That Counts.

Life Has Meaning Only If You Do What Is Meaningful To You.

Purpose Of Life

No One Can Bother You Unless You Agree With Them.

You Are In Integrity When The Life You Are Living On The Outside Matches Who You Are On The Inside.

You Don’t Need To Get Anyone Else To Agree With Your Truth. You Just Need To Live It.

Fantasy Is Often Closer To Reality Than What Most People Accept As Reality.

When You Want What You Want More Than You Fear What You Want, You Will Have It.

You Have The Power To Take Away Someone's Happiness By Refusing To Forgive. That Someone Is You.

The Ego Tells You To Fill Space. Your Spirit Tells You To Let Space Fill You.

Stay Aligned With Your Intentions And Your Good Will Find You.

The Difference Between Famous Creators And Struggling Artists Is That The Creators Know That Improving The Lives Of Others Deserves The Highest Reward.

Why Wait For Your Ship To Come In When You Are Already On It?

To Think You Know What Is Best For Another Person Is An Industrial-strength Ego Trip.

You Own What You Own Not By Money Or Force, But By Your Love For It And Your Inner Connection To It.

The People Who Are Successful Are Those Who Are Grateful For Everything They Have. Giving Thanks For What We Have Always Opens The Door For More To Come, And Ungratefulness Always Closes The Door.

Anger Is The Ego's Way Of Cloaking Fear To Make What Is Frail Seem Formidable.

You Can Be Helping Many People, But If You Are Not Helping Yourself, You Have Missed The One Person You Were Born To Heal.

Because Fear Is Insatiable, Everything That Is Insatiable Is Born Of Fear.

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'confusion Is The Last Stop On The Way To Clarity,' He Told Me. 'the Part Of Your Mind That Thinks It Knows It All Is Butting Up Against A Bigger Idea. It's Only A Matter Of Time Until The Smaller Thought Gives Way To The Greater. Don't Fight It. Just Try To Enjoy The Ride.'

You Do Not Need To Import Greatness From Another; You Just Need To Act On Your Own.

What Your Heart Desires Is Not Too Good To Be True. It Is Good Enough To Be True.

Too Good To Be True

Great Masters Merit Emulation, Not Worship.

It Is Not Insult From Another That Causes You Pain. It Is The Part Of Your Mind That Agrees With The Insult. Agree Only With The Truth About You, And You Are Free.

The Deeper You Love Yourself, The More The Universe Will Affirm Your Worth. Then You Can Enjoy A Lifelong Love Affair That Brings You The Richest Fulfillment From Inside Out.

Gratitude Incorporates Both The Heart And Mind, And Instantly Paves The Shortest Road To Happiness.

The Only Real Knowledge Is Who You Really Are - A Spiritual Being Created In The Image In The Likeness Of A Loving God. If You Know That, Everything You Do Will Honor The Wisdom And Beauty You Already Own.

Don't Talk Yourself Out Of Following Your Heart. Talk Yourself Into It.

Follow Your Heart

Humility Is Born Of The Spirit, Humiliation Of The Ego.

Truly Creative People Care A Little About What They Have Done, And A Lot About What They Are Doing. Their Driving Focus Is The Life Force That Surges In Them Now.

Upgrade Your Past By Seeing It With Appreciation.

Only The Ego Resists Egos. The Spirit May Notice Egos, But Sees Beyond Them And Does Not Engage With Them.

The More You Recognize The Immense Good Within You, The More You Magnetize Immense Good Around You.

Your Greatest Contribution To Helping Other People Live Their Destiny Is For You To Live Your Own.

I Claim My Heart's Desire, And I Choose My Direction. I Will Attain My Chosen Goal.

You Cannot Judge What Should Bring Others Joy, And Others Cannot Judge What Should Bring You Joy.

Today I Set My Mind And Heart On A New Path. I Focus My Energy On Love, Appreciation, And My Highest Possibilities.

View The Past As Your Enemy, And It Will Be An Albatross. View It As Your Friend, And It Will Give You Wings.

The Word Courage Comes From The French Word 'coeur', Which Means Heart. True Power Proceeds Not From Force, But From Love.

Revisit Your Past Only To Recognize How Far You Have Come.

To Be A Miracle Worker You Do Not Have To Get A Doctoral Degree, Become A Minister, Eat A Particular Food, Or Be Able To Meditate For Long Hours. All You Need To Do Is To Begin To See Beauty In Your Life And Those Around You.

The Freest People I Know Are Those Who Have The Least To Hide, Defend Or Protect. Naked Is Powerful.

People Will Pay Me To Feel The Passion And Energy I Breathe Into My Career And Creations.

I've Been A Musician Since I Was Nine. I Think A Ghost Or Goblin Visited Me In The Night. Maybe Aliens Abducted Me, Or A Divine Figure Sent Me A Spiritual Memo. Who Knows.

When You Invest Your Time And Energy In Stuff That Drags You Down, You Die A Little Bit Every Day.

To Grow, You Must Be Willing To Let Your Present And Future Be Totally Unlike Your Past. Your History Is Not Your Destiny.

All Of Your Errors Have Not Built A Wall Against Your Success. They Have Paved Your Way To It.

There Is Virtue In Work And There Is Virtue In Rest. Use Both And Overlook Neither.

You Cannot Instill Joy. You Can Only Find Where It Lives And Bring It Forth.

While There Seem To Be Many Things To Manage In The World, The Most Important Thing To Manage Is Your Consciousness.

The Difficulties Of Life Do Not Keep You From Greatness. They Show You To Its Door.

Spirit Math: The Quality Of Your Life Equals The Ratio Of Appreciation To Complaint.

Enlightenment Does Not Ask You To Be Perfect; It Simply Asks You To Find Perfection Right Where You Stand.

You Will Find Truth More Quickly Through Delight Than Gravity. Let Out A Little More String On Your Kite.

To Change Your Mind Under The Direction Of The Wisdom Of The Heart Is A Brush Stroke On The Masterpiece You Are Delivering To The World.

What You Go Through Is Nothing Compared To Who You Are.

Evaluate Every Act By Whether It Brings You Greater Life, Or Deadens You.

The Road To Enlightenment Is Paved With Authenticity, Not Imitation.

In The End, We Are Not The Roles We Play. We Are The Light That Animates Every Soul In The Dance We Call Life.

All Limits Exist Only In The Mind, And It Is Only In The Mind That They Can Be Overcome.

Your Thoughts Do Not Create Reality, But They Do Create Your Experience.

Every Musician I Have Ever Heard Has Influenced Me. I Often Find I Emulate Micro-aspects Of An Artist, And Combine It To Form Something New And Unique.

Joy Is Not The Result Of Getting What You Want; It Is The Way To Get What You Want. In The Deepest Sense, Joy Is What You Want.

Getting What You Want

If You Have To Have It, It's Ego. If You Have To Not Have It, It's Ego. Hold Life Lightly And It Will Deliver What You Need And Release What You Don't.

Life's Gift To You Is Your Unique Vantage Point. Your Gift To Life Is Expressing From It.

Those Who Love You Are Not Fooled By Mistakes You Have Made Or Dark Images You Hold About Yourself. They Remember Your Beauty When You Feel Ugly; Your Wholeness When You Are Broken; Your Innocence When You Feel Guilty; And Your Purpose When You Are Confused.

Preparing To Live Your Dream Is Postponing It. You Are Either Living It, Or Not.

Gratitude, Like Faith, Is A Muscle. The More You Use It, The Stronger It Grows.

Work May Be Your Dominant Thought, And Joy An Afterthought. But Joy Is Your True Purpose, And Work The Afterthought.

Appreciation Is The Highest Form Of Prayer, For It Acknowledges The Presence Of Good Wherever You Shine The Light Of Your Thankful Thoughts.

When Faced With Demanding Situations, Can You Keep Your Heart As Light As A Feather? Can You Laugh Your Way Through Challenges And Maintain An Attitude Freer Than Fear? When Confronted With Upsets And The Poisonous Projections Of Others, Can You Remember That All Is Well? Do You Know That You Are A Spiritual Being, Not Subject To The Whims And Caprices Of Earthly Tides?

The Apparent Goal Of The Journey Is Simply The Carrot The Universe Dangles Before You To Get You To Learn The Lessons The Adventure Yields.

So Money Is Not The Answer To Problems; Wealth Mentality Is.

Everyone And Everything That Shows Up In Our Life Is A Reflection Of Something That Is Happening Inside Of Us.

Law Of Attraction

Mind Is The Cause; Everything Else Is Effect.

The More You Live By External Shoulds, The Farther You Drift From The Power Inherent In Your Own Spirit.

Laughter Lifts Us Over High Ridges And Lights Up Dark Valleys In A Way That Makes Life So Much Easier. It Is A Priceless Gem, A Gift Of Release And Healing Direct From Heaven.

Be At Peace With Your Choices.they All Serve You.

The Best Way To Be More Like Me Is To Be More Like You.

Don't Postpone Joy Until You Have Learned All Of Your Lessons. Joy Is Your Lesson.

You Can Only See In Someone Else What You See In Yourself.

Be Kind To Everyone, And Don't Leave Yourself Out Of The Equation.

Busyness Is Not A Reason For Not Getting Other Things Done. It Is An Excuse For Not Claiming Your True Priorities.

You Empower What You Fight.you Withdraw Power From What You Release.

When We Make The Choice To Care, We Set Into Motion A Snowball Effect That Touches Many People, Most Of Whom We Will Never Know About . . . Never Underestimate The Importance Of A Kind Act.

Our History Is Not Our Destiny.

The Best Way To Lose Weight Is To Know That You Are Light.

Eternity Does Not Start After You Die; It Begins When You Really Live.

Be Happy With What You Have. Be Excited About What You Want.

Forget What You've Been Taught So You Can Remember What You Know.

Life Does Not Require You To Sacrifice Or Compromise Your Joy To Get What You Want. Joy Is What You Want, So When You Choose In Harmony With It, You Are Fulfilling Your Purpose In Living.

When Your Sense Of Worth Exceeds Your Conditions, Conditions Will Shift To Match Your Vision.

Live Your Spirit's Dreams, Not Your Mind's.

We Accept The Love We Think We Deserve. Please Help Me To Recognize The Truth About Myself,no Matter How Beautiful It Is.

Money Is Your Friend. Your Body Is Your Friend. Life Is Your Friend.

Less Rules, More Intuition.

Your Brilliance Comes From Your Spirit. To Deny It Is Arrogance. To Accept It Is Humility.

There Is No Real Security In What Is No Longer Meaningful.

Keep Memories Of Insult On A Short Leash, And Memories Of Blessing On A Long One.

The Deeper You Love Yourself, The More The Universe Will Affirm Your Worth.

How Would I Be Doing This Differently If I Were Willing To Let It Be Easy?

Spirit Is A More Accurate Measure Of Success Than The Ruler.

Measure Of Success

Those Who Do Not Forgive History Are Assigned To Repeat It Until Compassion Replaces Judgment.

Inner Peace: Don't Leave Home Without It.

Be Clear On Where You Are And Where You Want To Go And You Will Get There. It Can Be The Best Year Of Your Life.

Best Years Of Your Life

The Door You Open To Give Love Is The Very One Through Which Love Arrives.

You Can Always Tell What You Believe By What You Are Getting.

Every Experience Empowers You Twice: First When You Enter Into It With A Whole Heart, And Again When You Leave It With A Whole Heart.

Great Masters Neither Want Nor Need Your Worship. Your Greatest Gift To Them And Yourself Is To Emulate Their Divinity By Claiming It As Your Own.

What Are You Accepting That Would Not Be A Part Of Your Ideal Day?

If You Are Losing Your Peace In Your Quest For Peace, You Are Not On The Road To Peace. The Road To Peace Is Peace.

After You Have Made Your Commitment To Say No To What No Longer Serves You, You Will Probably Be Invited To Demonstrate That You Really Mean It.

Do Not Resist Events That Move You Out Of Your Comfort Zone, Especially When Your Comfort Zone Was Not All That Comfortable.

It Takes A Lot Of Courage To Release The Familiar And Seemingly Secure, To Embrace The New. But There Is No Real Security In What Is No Longer Meaningful. There Is More Security In The Adventurous And Exciting, For In Movement There Is Life, And In Change There Is Power.

The Only Thing More Important Than Being Good Is Being Real. Authenticity Is Kinder Than Resignation Without Conviction. Truth Leads To Good Faster Than Good Leads To Truth. Ultimately Truth Is Good, But You Have To Live It From The Inside Out.

Guilt: Punishing Yourself Before God Doesn't.

Punishing Yourself

You Are Doing Better Than You Think You Are.

Change Yourself

The Universe Always Gives You More Of What You Are Focusing On.

The Purpose Of Life Is Not To Fight Against Evil And Misfortune; It Is To Unveil Magnificence.

Anything You Believe You Have To Do Or Become Before You Can Be Free Is A Denial And Distraction From The Truth That You Are Already Free.

Life Is About Movement, Expansion, Growth, And Actualizing Potential. If You Stay In A Home, Relationship, Or Job Beyond The Time It Is Healthy For You, The Universe Will Prod You With Thorns As If To Say, “it’s Time To Move To A Broader Domain.” If You Do Not Heed The Message, The Thorns Will Get Sharper And At Some Point You Will Have No Choice But To Fly. When You Do, You Will Understand Why A Once Comfortable Situation Became Uncomfortable.

You Won't Be Happy Anywhere Until You're Happy Somewhere.

The Words "genius" And "genuine" Derive From The Same Root. The Core Of Genius Is Authenticity.

Don't Use The Past As An Excuse To Miss Out On Your Future.

If You Act Anxiously To Hasten Your Results, You Delay Their Arrival. Calm Poise Reveals The Shortest Route Home.

Scared And Sacred Are Spelled With The Same Letters. Awful Proceeds From The Same Root Word As Awesome. Terrify And Terrific. Every Negative Experience Holds The Seed Of Transformation.

Negative Experiences

Personal Growth Is Not A Matter Of Learning New Information But Of Unlearning Old Limits.

Everything That You Need To Succeed Has Been Given To You.

You Weren't Born Guilty. You Were Born Bold And Playful. Then You Forgot Who You Are And What You Deserve. When You Remember Who You Were Before You Learned To Apologize For Asking, You'll Have Everything You Want.

Life Is A Gift From God, An Unlimited Series Of Opportunities To Find The Good In Ourselves And Others. There Is Good In Everything, If We Are Willing To See It.

We Have All Been Hypnotized Into Thinking That We Are Smaller Than We Are. Just As An Undersized Flowerpot Keeps A Mighty Tree Root-bound Or A Little Fishbowl Keeps Goldfish Tiny, We Have Adapted, Adjusted, And Accommodated To A Lilliputian Life. But Place The Same Tree In An Open Field Or The Fish In A Lake, And They Will Grow To Hundreds Of Times Their Size. Unlike The Tree Or Goldfish, You Are Not Dependent On Someone Else To Move You. You Have The Power To Move Yourself. You Can Step Into A Broader Domain And Grow To Your Full Potential.

In The End, We Shall Recognize Our Song And Sing It Well. You May Feel A Little Warbly At The Moment, But So Have All The Great Singers. Just Keep Singing And You’ll Find Your Way Home.

If You Have Good Wealth Mentality.... You Will Generate Wealth Wherever You Go. Even If You Lose Money Temporarily, Your Wealth Mentality Will Attract It Again. If You Have A Lack Mentality, No Matter How Much You Receive Or What Financial Opportunities Come Your Way, Wealth Will Evade You Or, If It Comes, It Won't Last.

True Progress Comes Not Through Action, But Through Awakening.

You Believe That A Lover Will Bring You Love, But It Is Your Love That Will Bring You A Lover.

The Feeling, "this Can't Be It", Is A Very Powerful Form Of Prayer. It's The Agony Of The Separated Self Longing For Reunion With Wholeness. It's The Call Of Your Soul Urging You To Return To Your Own Path And Purpose. It's The Force Of Evolution Driving You Home. Do Not Try To Deny Or Override Your Divine Discontent. Heed Its Call. Knowing "this Can't Be It" Implies That Somewhere Inside You, You Do Know What Is It.

If You Sense There Must Be More, There Is More.

Your Life Is Not A Problem To Be Solved, But An Adventure To Be Enjoyed. You Are Doing Better Than You Think.

Anger Is A Call For Awareness.

Keeping Your Commitment To Your Purpose Does Not Depend On Other People Keeping Theirs.

Quit Planning Your Dream And Start Living It.

When You Learn To Say Yes To Yourself, You Will Be Able To Say No To Others, With Love.

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