God is speaking to all of us, all the time. The question is not, to whom does God talk? The question is, who listens?

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The Four Conditions of Happiness: Life in the open air, Love for another being, Freedom from ambition,Creation.

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Focusing is about saying No.

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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. — Nelson Mandela

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We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

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For some people, she thought, trials were only temporary; they sailed towards happiness through the roughest weather. ― Emma Donoghue

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Whatever it takes to finish things, finish. You will learn more from a glorious failure than you ever will from something you never finished.

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A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever. — Mary Lou Retton

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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

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Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.―W. P. Kinsella

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