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The only continuity possible, in life as in love, is in growth, in fluidity—in freedom, in the sense that the dancers are free, barely touching as they pass, but partners in the same pattern.—Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.—Thich Nhat Hanh

The real purpose of life is just to be happy—to enjoy your life. To get to a place where you’re not always trying to get someplace else. So many people spend their lives striving, trying to be someplace that they're not, they never get to arrive.—Dr. Wayne Dyer

Beauty is one more avenue for a rich enjoyment of the world.
—Val Monroe

The journey is all there is, really. The future comes, because it’s always the present moment.—Pema Chodron

To have a breakthrough, you must consciously connect with the invisible forces that are everywhere around you, urging you to go beyond your old conditioning.—Deepak Chopra

The capacity for uplift is part of what makes us essentially, euphorically human.—Jessica Winter

We don’t all have the ability to sing out over a racing train, but we do have the power to speak up—and out.—Anna Deavere Smith

When you eat right and exercise, you are ... treating yourself with respect and acknowledging that you deserve to be healthy and happy.
—Bob Greene

While you can't keep your heart from getting broken, you can stop breaking your own heart ... once you realize the difference between what you can control and what you can't, and that it's far, far more fun to lavish all that attention on your own self-worth.—Leigh Newman

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