To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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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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Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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Because you are alive, everything is possible. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood.

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Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. ― Thich Nhat Hang

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Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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