Anything that we do to make ourselves feel worthy and safe is a flight from the pain of powerlessness. Every pursuit of external power - every attempt to change the world or a person in order to make yourself feel valuable and safe - is a distraction from the pain of powerlessness.

Gary Zukav

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There comes a time when the pain of continuing exceeds the pain of stopping. At that moment, a threshold is crossed. What seemed unthinkable becomes thinkable. Slowly, the realization emerges that the choice to continue what you have been doing is the choice to live in discomfort, and the choice to stop what you have been doing is the choice to breathe deeply and freely again. Once that realization has emerged, you can either honor it or ignore it, but you cannot forget it. What has become known can not become unknown again.

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Eventually, you will come to understand that love heals everythin... by Gary Zukav

Eventually, you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is.

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Humbleness, forgiveness, clarity and love are the dynamics of freedom. They are the foundations of authentic power.

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The amount of stress in your life is determined by how much energ... by Gary Zukav

The amount of stress in your life is determined by how much energy you expend resisting your life.

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Please... tell me who you are and what you want. And if you think those are simple questions, keep in mind that most people live their entire lives without arriving at an answer.

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When you choose not to forgive, the experience that you do not fo... by Gary Zukav

When you choose not to forgive, the experience that you do not forgive sticks with you.

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You cannot, and will not, encounter by Gary Zukav

You cannot, and will not, encounter

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The commitment to love always transforms, heals, and opens new av... by Gary Zukav

The commitment to love always transforms, heals, and opens new avenues of creativity.

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What is behind your eyes holds more power than what is in front o... by Gary Zukav

What is behind your eyes holds more power than what is in front of them.

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When you welcome your emotions as teachers, by Gary Zukav

When you welcome your emotions as teachers,

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Changing the world begins with the very personal process of changing yourself, the only place you can begin is where you are, and the only time you can begin is always now.

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The pains that you suffer, the loneliness that you encounter, the experiences that are disappointing or distressing, the addictions and seeming pitfalls of your life are each doorways to awareness. Each offers you an opportunity to see beyond the illusion that serves as the balancing and growth of your soul.

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The loving personality seeks not to control, but to nurture, not... by Gary Zukav

The loving personality seeks not to control, but to nurture, not to dominate, but to empower.

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When you ask the Universe to bless you in your effort to align yourself with your soul, you open a passageway between yourself and your guides and Teachers. That is what a blessing is: the opening of a passageway between you and nonphysical guidance.

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Your emotional reactions to the evil you encounter and your judgments of it show you what you need to change in yourself. Changing those parts of your personality that judge, react in fear, and cannot love into acceptance, fearlessness, and love is the journey you were born to make.

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When we align our thoughts, emotions, and actions with the highest part of ourselves, we are filled with enthusiasm, purpose and meaning. Life is rich and full. We have no thoughts of bitterness. We have no memory of fear. We are joyously and intimately engaged with our world. This is the experience of authentic power

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When our actions create discord in another person, we, ourselves, in this lifetime or another, will feel that discord. Likewise, if our actions create harmony and empowerment in another, we also come to feel that harmony and empowerment.

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Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we believe. What we believe is based upon our perceptions. What we perceive depends upon what we look for. What we look for depends upon what we think. What we think depends upon what we perceive. What we perceive determines what we believe. What we believe determines what we take to be true. What we take to be true is our reality.

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Do not lose power over the what-ifs of your life. These are unlimited and endless. Keep your power in the now, in present time.

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If we perceived life with reverence, we would stand in awe at the experience of physical life and walk the earth in a very deep sense of gratitude.

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