You define your own life. Don’t let other people write your script. — Oprah Winfrey

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You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life. ― Mary Oliver

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Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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And so, onwards... along a path of wisdom, with a hearty tread, a hearty confidence.. however you may be, be your own source of experience. Throw off your discontent about your nature. Forgive yourself your own self. You have it in your power to merge everything you have lived through- false starts, errors, delusions, passions, your loves and your hopes- into your goal, with nothing left over. ― Friedrich Nietzsche

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Happy Wednesday! Practice compassion. Lift others. Learn to encourage rather than criticize. You'll feel better when you help others feel better. _ Tracey Edmonds

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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them. — Dalai Lama

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More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate. ― Roy T. Bennett

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The definition of success changes. Success is to live your life with integrity and not give in to peer pressure to be something you're not. Follow your passion, stay true to yourself, never follow someone else's path; unless you're in the woods and you're lost and you see a path, then by all means, you should follow that

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One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.

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Let everything happen to you Beauty and terror Just keep going No feeling is final

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