“The story you’re dreaming today is not the same story that you were dreaming yesterday, or even half an hour ago. Every time you talk about your story, it changes depending on who you’re telling the story to, depending on your physical and emotional state at the time, depending on your beliefs at the time. Even if you try to tell the same story, your story is always changing. At a certain point, you find out that it’s nothing but a story. It isn’t reality; it’s a shared dream because all humans are dreaming at the same time. The shared dream of humanity, the dream of the planet, was there before you were born, and this is how you learned to create your own art, the story of you.”

Don Miguel Ruiz and Don Jose Ruiz, in “The Fifth Agreement”

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“As an adult, you must rediscover
the moving power of your life.

Tension, a lack of honesty,
and a sense of unreality
come from following
the wrong force in your life.

Work begins
when you don’t like
what you’re doing.”

Joseph Campbell, in “Reflections on the Art of Living: A Joseph Campbell Companion” by Diane K. Osbon

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“Developing the ability to let go will accelerate your growth. Think of a time in your life when you let go of something, when you made a change and things were even better than before. One of the challenges of spiritual growth is learning to release those things that no longer serve you, bless them as they leave, and embrace the new as it comes.

Letting go is an important aspect of growing. To grow, you may want to let go of an attitude, such as anger or sadness. Sometimes you will need to let go of roles, such as pretending to be a victim or savior. Sometimes you will need to let go of a relationship, a job, or a way of life. Learn to open to the new and release the old when it no longer serves you. Everything comes into your life to teach you something.”

Sanaya Roman, in “Spiritual Growth”

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“Reaction doesn’t solve anything. In fact, our true needs often go unmet because we’ve added such drama to the situation. When you react, many times you then have to go back and fix, mop up, and apologize for the damage you have done with your bad behavior. You probably did have a valid point, somewhere along the way, but the true message of hurt or fear or inadequacy gets overlooked when we erupt with a geyser of emotion.

When we respond, we are conscious. We slow down. Articulate our thoughts. Choose our behavior. You can still be mad, if it serves you. You can still express your hurt and choose an appropriate response instead of a fly-off-the-handle reaction. This gives you power. You will be heard. You can then create a better or more illuminating experience, and that’s the kind of atmosphere awesome thrives in.”

Polly Campbell, in “How to Live an Awesome Life”

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“If you feel you have to sit down and “work on” your relationships, particularly your marriage, on a regular basis, you may be participating in a more neurotic exercise than you think. Working on relationships often involves long conversations about things, trying to understand each other’s motivations, and vowing to be with each other emotionally all the time.

These things may be fine occasionally, but if they become a regular part of the relationship, they become straining, frustrating, and just plain tiresome. Who wants to go off to work all day, and then come home and work some more on a relationship?”

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, in “Pulling Your Own Strings”

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