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1 " Imagine "
― Mike Dooley , The Top Ten Things Dead People Want to Tell YOU
2 " Nothing frees you like the truth, and nothing holds you back more than not knowing it. Knowledge is power; it heals what hurts, fills what’s empty, clears what’s confused, lightens what’s heavy, brings friends together, turns dust to gold, and raises the sun. "
3 " Life’s adventures are only possible because of life’s challenges. "
4 " Understanding that one’s worthiness need not be earned. Learning that hearing or saying no is neither a denial of love nor inappropriately selfish. Realizing that it’s no one’s job or responsibility to save or redeem another. Considering that there’s no such thing as a one-and-only “soul mate.” Discovering that self-love needs to come before loving others. Finding that being happy and living in peace does not require sadness and violence. "
5 " And never again will you put off your own happiness when those you love choose to be unhappy. "
6 " Religion needs spirituality. Spirituality does not need religion. "
7 " To the naked eye death appears random. To the spiritually inclined it appears ordained. "
8 " Life is not meant to be hard so that you can be happy beyond it. The happy “ending,” therefore, comes with finally understanding those tricky areas you move through while you are alive. The key is that you do indeed need to move through them and not “stop reading at the scary parts”; you must prevail, hang on, and keep trucking to emerge on the other side of whatever the tricky area was. "
9 " MY NEWEST FAVORITE QUOTE•As you stir in thought, winds begin to howl,•As you smile, waves of love lap upon eternal beaches,•As you speak, the floodgates of abundance and good fortune begin to tremble, and•As you dream, the stars realign. This is your life. Your power. Know it to use it. Begin today. "
10 " Being patient does not mean being passive. Move toward your dreams while you celebrate all that does work, all that you do have, and who you now are. Be with friends. Spend time alone. Don’t worry. Be happy. Look forward. This is surely easier said than done, but that’s just it: if these things were easy, they’d have been done and what would be the point? You signed up for the intensive program: harder in the beginning, more fun thereafter. "
11 " You are not meant to bear that which you find unpleasant; you are meant to change it. "
12 " Thinking the loss of a loved one was unfortunate, ill timed, sad, or an accident is to miss the gift. "
13 " emotions can frequently hurt and cripple, until you begin to grasp that you are their source and thus their master. "
14 " everything has a reason, there have been no mistakes, love makes everything better, and what doesn’t make sense yet one day will. "
15 " There are angels who dare not tread where you’ve trod and who find your courage utterly breathtaking. "
16 " sometimes in life you must take one step back to take many more forward. "
17 " humans are the species that can most affect other species. "
18 " Eternity promises too much to spend one more moment looking back with regret than is necessary. "
19 " Why see life with only your eyes, when your heart has double-secret, interdimensional, X-ray vision? "
20 " happy. Which means follow your dreams, face your fears, and every single day move forward. "