The new midlife is where you realize that even your failures make you more beautiful and are turned spiritually into success if you became a better person because of them. You became a more humble person. You became a more merciful and compassionate person.

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We need less posturing and more genuine charisma. Charisma was originally a religious term, meaning "of the spirit" or "inspired." It's about letting God's light shine through us. It's about a sparkle in people that money can't buy. It's an invisible energy with visible effects. To let go, to just love, is not to fade into the wallpaper. Quite the contrary, it's when we truly become bright. We're letting our own light shine.

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Ego says, "Once everything falls into place, I'll feel peace". Spirit says, "Find your peace, and then everything will fall into place.

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Inner peace doesn't come from getting what we want, but from remembering who we are.

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We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right.

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Bless more; blame less.

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Every act of kindness on your part is a boost to your own immune system.

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We are not here to fix, change or belittle another person. We are here to support, forgive and heal one another.

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We don't ask God for too much; in fact, we ask for too little. Turn to Him for everything. Give everything to God.

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Your life shows up for you when you show up for your life.

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