“Life was never meant to be a struggle. Yet everything is designed to control us and to limit us. The light (which is truth) is not visible to us, so we make rules and regulations, partly in an effort to process fear, and partly in the hope that we will somehow charm the light into our life. In doing so, we restrict ourselves terribly, for the light does not come out of do’s and don’ts – its currency is absolute forgiveness, unbounded compassion, endless patience, and love. It expresses this love for us by honoring us in leaving us alone, to be as silly as we want for as long as we want.”

Stuart Wilde, in “Affirmations”

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“Do you remember being told as a child that if you wanted to make it in life you would have to work hard? That life involves pain and struggle; that you’d have to earn love and acceptance; and that, if you wanted to come out on top, you’d have to put in an incredible effort? I certainly remember my mother saying to me, “Struggle ennobles the soul.”

But there is a big difference between struggle and effort. Our physical condition as humans involves effort, but struggle is effort laced with emotion and desperation. Now, if over a period of years, you’ve laid down several hundred thousand thoughts in your subconscious that say “Life is a struggle,” naturally you would project that from your inner feelings. Even if you weren’t consciously aware of that aspect of your inner self, the thought would still lie deep within you and show up constantly in your life.”

Stuart Wilde, in “Life Was Never Meant to be a Struggle”

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“You must understand that humans have many fear-based religions whose teachings surround a doctrine of a God who is to be worshipped and feared. It was through fear that your entire Earth society reformed itself from the matriarchy into the patriarchy. It was through fear that the early priests got people to ‘mend their wicked ways’ and ‘heed the word of the Lord’. It was through fear that churches gained, and controlled, their membership.

One church even insisted that God would punish you if you did not go to church every Sunday. Not going to church was declared a sin. And not just any church. One had to attend one particular church. If you went to a church of a different denomination, that, too, was a sin. This was an attempt at CONTROL, pure and simple, using fear. The amazing thing is, it worked. Hell, it still works.”

Neale Donald Walsch, in “Conversations with God Book 3”

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“Hollywood A-List actress Renee Zellweger had no idea how she was going to pay next month’s rent when she received the telephone call informing her that she had been chosen to play Tom Cruise’s love interest in the mega-hit Jerry Maguire. Harrison Ford showed up at his audition for Star Wars wearing his carpentry belt, on a break from his day job. Both of these actors rocketed to stardom overnight and never starved again. After rejections from 17 publishers, Richard Bach landed a contract with Macmillan, submitted his manuscript for Jonathan Livingston Seagull, and went traveling. When he came home he found a million dollars in his bank account. That’s how quickly night can turn into day when you remain true to your inspiration and let the universe handle the details.”

Alan Cohen, in “Why Your Life Sucks…And What You Can Do About It”

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“How perfect you were when you were a tiny baby. Babies do not have to do anything to become perfect, they already are perfect, and they act as if they know it. They know they are the center of the Universe. They are not afraid to ask for what they want. They freely express their emotions. You know when a baby is angry, in fact, the whole neighborhood knows. You also know when they are happy, for their smiles light up a room. They are full of love.

Tiny babies will die if they do not get love. Once we are older, we learn to live without love, but babies will not stand for it. Babies also love every part of their bodies, even their own feces. They have incredible courage. YOU WERE LIKE THAT. We were all like that. Then we began to listen to adults around us who had learned to be fearful, and we began to deny our own magnificence.”

Louise Hay, in “You Can Heal Your Life”

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