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Life
gives you thousands of chances. Take one:
When you know who you
are, when your mission is clear and you burn with the
inner fire of an
unbreakable will, no cold can
touch your heart...
Native American
philosophy 1848 **** It's
a woman's most treasured possession: a deep-seated belief that she has
worth...
It took years before I understood that
there is nothing I could look like, do, be, say or think that would make
me any more important in the eyes of my Creator...
Each of us is responsible for reshaping, thought by thought, who we
believe ourselves to be. That responsibility is not a burden but a
privilege: It always leaves you with the opportunity to do better
and the power to get better...
If you're willing to do the work, you will eventually become what I
call
a woman in full
possession of herself-- someone with
the courage to define and then become the person she was meant to
be..."
Oprah Winfrey,
March 2001 ****
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that
we are powerful beyond measure. It
is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves; Who am I to be
brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing
small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about
shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are
all meant to shine, as children do.
We
were born to make manifest the glory of God that is
within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And, as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same. As we are
liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
Marianne
Williamson,
A Return to
Love:
Reflections on
the Principles of A Course in Miracles
Winning in life is not about being the best, but doing
your best. What's important is not what we have done or what
we dream of doing, but what we're doing right now. The goal is only the
beginning. Being committed to making it happen
is what counts.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee,
Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist
Today
is not the day you quit.
Nor is it the day you cry. Today you know that you have all the passion
and wisdom to find that quiet center of solace, serenity and strength
necessary to create and sustain an
authentic life.
Sarah Ban Breathnach
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