When you blame others, you give up your power to change.

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Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong.         

 N. R. Narayana Murthy

The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood.

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“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”           Buddha

You are never alone. You are eternally connected with everyone.

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From my viewpoint, I believe in a greater spiritual power, far greater than I am, from which I have gained strength in moments of despair or fear. That's what I believe, and it is very strong when I sit meditating by the sea.     Joan Reese

It's an insane world but in it there is one sanity, the loyalty of old friends.

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“A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.”  -William Shakespeare