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"I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, t o loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit."  - Dawna Markova Affirmation:  I make a difference
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"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury; and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable; and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasion, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious grow up through the common. This is to be my symphony."  - William Ellery Channing Affirmation: I have all that I need
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Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation; but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous half possession... Do that which is assigned to you, and you cannot hope too much or dare too much.  - Ralph Waldo Emerson Affirmation:  I love myself just the way I am.
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"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." - Ralph Waldo Emerson Affirmation: It is my birthright to be fully supported in the fulfillment of my needs and desires.
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“Oh, I love I love I love! I cried inside myself. So many people, so many things! Music and stars and snow and weather! Oh, if one could always feel this warm love, this excitement, this glory of the infinite possibilities of life!”  - Madeleine L'Engle from Camilla. Affirmation:  I am so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind
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"Be glad of life, because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars." - Henry Van Dyke Affirmation: My life is abundant and beautiful
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"Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever. - Isak Dinesen Affirmation:  I let my child grow and learn in her/his own way
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The pleasantest things in the world are pleasant thoughts: and the great art of life is to have as many of them as possible. - Montaigne Affirmation: I deserve the best. All good things are coming to me
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“If we are not happy and joyous at this season, for what other season shall we wait and for what other time shall we look?”  - Abdul-Baha Affirmation: I open myself to all good
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"When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and argument. That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change." - Thich Nhat Hanh ( Vietnamese Zen Master and Spiritual Leader) Affirmation:  My children are doing their best
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I may not be able to say Mass or meditate today, but I can make a meal. - Sarah Ban Breathnach Affirmation:  I am the still point at the center of my child's world
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"...we have everything we need in life to make us happy but simply lack the conscious awareness to appreciate it..." - Sarah Ban Breathnach Affirmation:  The whole world is on my side and wants me to succeed
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There are two ways of meeting difficulties; you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them. —Phyllis Bottome   Affirmation: I am lead by the spirit within me
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"Optimistic parents raise resilient children, but pessimistic parents raise broken offspring. Wherever there is darkness, show your children the light." - Rabbi Shmuley Boteach   Affirmation: I am fulfilling the greatest calling in the universe
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This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it's with us wherever we are. - Pema Chodron   Affirmation: I see the best in everyone.
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"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. "  - Melody Beattie DAILY AFFIRMATION: I trust the process of life to take care of me
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"All I ask you to do today is to open "the eyes of your eyes" and give your life another glance. Are your basic needs met? Do you have a home? Food on the table? Clothes to wear? Is there a regular paycheck coming in? Do you have dreams? Do you have your health? Can you walk, talk, see the beauty that surrounds you, listen to music that stirs your soul or makes your feet want to boogie? Do you have family and friends whom you love and who love you? Then pause for a moment and give thanks. Let your heart awaken to the transforming power of gratefulness. Be open to exchanging your need for emotional and financial security for serenity."  - Sarah Ban Breathnach DAILY AFFIRMATION: My life is wonderful and I am grateful for all I have
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"This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good."  - author unknown Daily Affirmation: I am doing the work of spirit here on earth
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"The way to love anything is to realise that it might be lost."  - G K Chesterton Daily Affirmation: I enjoy my child's company
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"There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day."  - Alexander Woollcott Daily Affirmation: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise my beloved child
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" Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."  - Howard Thurman Daily Affirmation: I possess the ability to lead and inspire