We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference.

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When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is going to hurt; revising a story down to the bare essentials is always a little like murdering children, but it must be done. - Stephen King

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Children internalize their parents' unhappiness. Fortunately, they absorb our contentment just as readily.

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If you're absent during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success.

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Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do. — Benjamin Spock

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Not being heard is no reason for silence.

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Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

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Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life. Joel Osteen

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Children are the boldest philosophers. They enter life naked, not covered by the smallest fig leaf of dogma, absolutes, creeds. This is why every question they ask is so absurdly naïve and so frighteningly complex.

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Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth.

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