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05. You are Not Your Thoughts
"THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SEEING THOUGHTS AS THOUGHTS, VS SEEING YOURSELF defined by the THOUGHTS THEMSELVES, IS akin to DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RUNNING UP HILL for the rest of your life, vs putting down a giant weight, and finally, if only for a moment at a time, feeling free. " -atiny book about big feelings
Allow yourself to recognize that you are no more defined by a thought, than you are by indigestion, or by a pain in your foot. They are fleeting, temporary objects, appearing in the space of awareness.
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11. Get Inspired (letters to your younger self)
Let your mind open to new portals and new possibilities. Give your spirit space to stretch. See the world through new eyes.
10. Be Kind to Your Mind
you don't need to worry about you and me being in a room alone and me tearing you down.
09. Tiny Steps in the Direction of Your Dreams
whatever it is that you truly want in life, begins with a single step in the direction of your dreams. So lift your foot, and just begin.
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