The idea that everything is purposeful really changes the way you live. To think that everything that you do has a ripple effect, that every word that you speak, every action that you make affects other people and the planet.

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Every person you see has stories, and every person you see has a few that would break your heart. We deserve each other's respect simply because we've survived all we have and kept going anyway.

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If you celebrate your differentness, the world will, too. It believes exactly what you tell it.

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If you don't accept yourself, you won't live fully, and if you don't live fully you'll need to get full some other way.

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If you celebrate your differentness, the world will, too. It believes exactly what you tell it-through the words you use to describe yourself, the actions you take to care for yourself, and the choices you make to express yourself. Tell the world you are one-of-a-kind creation who came here to experience wonder and spread joy. Expect to be accommodated.

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Sometimes we get so busy pursuing our dream that we forget to notice the degree to which we're living it already.

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I need a spiritual connection - I can make changes, but I can't make miracles - and I need people around me who'll support me and believe in me and tell me the truth and not let me deceive myself into avoiding the what's scary and hard and necessary.

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My calling, as one imperfect human, is to celebrate and uphold life every time I get the chance.

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Let other people do it their way. What other people do is irrelevant.

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Beauty at 70 years old isn't the same as beauty at 20 years old, but it is stunning nonetheless.

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