“ Almost all my middle-aged and elderly acquaintances, including me, feel about 25, unless we haven’t had our coffee, in which case we feel 107. ”
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“ Whether you’ve seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise. ”
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“ Life is full of tough decisions, and nothing makes them easy. But the worst ones are really your personal koans, and tormenting ambivalence is just the sense of satori rising. Try, trust, and trust again, and eventually you’ll feel your mind change its focus to a new level of understanding. ”
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“ Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact. ”
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“ ...they needed someone to explain, to spin, the parts of the tale that couldn't be suppressed. Someone reputable and educated. Someone brilliant yet absolutely committed to the faith. Someone like my father. ”
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“ Most of my clients don't realize that the way they look and the way they think about their looks are two separate issues. ”
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“ Man blames fate for other accidents but feels personally responsible for a hole-in-one. ”
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“ Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury. ”
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“ Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is. ”
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“ If you're living completely on your own, break out of solitary confinement. Seek to understand others, and help them understand you. ”
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“ Man blames fate for other accidents but feels personally responsible for a hole-in-one. ”
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“ Man blames fate for other accidents but feels personally responsible for a hole-in-one. ”
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“ Man blames fate for other accidents but feels personally responsible for a hole in one. ”
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“ Use anything you can think of to understand and be understood, and you'll discover the creativity that connects you with others. ”
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“ Every instance of heartbreak can teach us powerful lessons about creating the kind of love we really want. ”
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“ Man blames fate for other accidents but feels personally responsible for a hole-in-one. ”
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“ Every instance of heartbreak can teach us powerful lessons about creating the kind of love we really want. ”
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“ If you want to end your isolation, you must be honest about what you want at a core level and decide to go after it. ”
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“ Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look. ”
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“ Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look. ”
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“ My own nature hovers between neurotic and paranoid. I've developed the habit of mentally listing things that make me optimistic about the future. I do it every day. ”
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“ At times in my life, I have been utterly lonely. At other times, I've had disgusting infectious diseases. Try admitting these things in our culture. ”
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“ Absolutely lonely people have few personal interactions of any kind. ”
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“ The really potent part of love is that it allows you to carry around beliefs about yourself that make you feel special, desirable, precious, innately good. Your lover couldn't have seen in you, even temporarily, if they weren't part of your essential being. ”
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“ Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis. ”
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“ Whoever said love is blind is dead wrong. Love is the only thing that lets us see each other with the remotest accuracy. ”
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“ Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is. ”
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