"Emotional self-defense...Those who care so much, maybe too much, know that it takes wisdom and courage to sometimes say, "no" to others."

Emotional, SelfDefense, Wisdom, Courage

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"Emotional self-defense...Those who care so much, maybe too much, know that it takes wisdom and courage to sometimes say, "no" to others."

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"All violent feelings have the same effect. They produce in us a falseness in all our impressions of external things, which I would generally characterize as the pathetic fallacy."

John Ruskin, English Writer

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"Bitterness is a broken spirit."

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"I believe in unconditional love... I believe in dangerous unselfishness... I believe in daring to achieve... I believe in making mistakes... I believe in helping others... I believe in moving on... I believe in passionate romance... I believe in living the fullness of this human experience... I believe in ME..."

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"My job is usually to express emotion as freely as possible."

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"The breath of being is been able to share your bread."

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"The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

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"Avarice is the vice of declining years."

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"I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling. Writing feels like exploring."

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"My soul struggles; I stay all night, and sleep day time."

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"The Public - a thing I cannot help looking upon as an enemy, and which I cannot address without feelings of hostility."

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"Don't let the tall weeds cast a shadow on the beautiful flowers in your garden."

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"It has been my experience that those who claim to be the most spiritual are usually the least so."

Spiritual

"It's not always what we don't know that gets in our way sometimes it's what we think we know that keeps us from learning. "

Wisdom

"It's up to you today to start making healthy choices. Not choices that are just healthy for your body, but healthy for your mind."

Wellness

"Happiness, success, peace, and love are experienced when we live accordingly. They are not something you have, they are something you DO."

Success

"Leadership is a mindset in which one is unapologetically driven towards their goals and in behaving accordingly, inspires those around them to join in."

Leadership

"Embracing your true self radiates a natural beauty that cannot be diluted or ignored. Confident, powerful, untamable, badass you!"

Empowerment

"Never again will I justify the scars just because I loved the person holding the knife."

Life

"Smile at strangers and you just might change a life."

Kindness