"Those who do not think about their own sins make up for it by thinking incessantly about the sins of others." - C.S. Lewis

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Some people measure their virtue by what they believe rather than how they behave, so they feel righteous even while acting like beasts.

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Author Jodi Piccoult on why we love:

“You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not.”

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There’s that line,

“Somewhere out there, someone is working harder than you, and when you meet them, they will win.”

Also: somewhere out there, someone is 100% committed, and if you aren’t, when you meet them, they will win.

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You don’t need your partner. You need to be loved.
You don’t need your job. You need to feel secure.
You don’t need to be beautiful, cool, or popular. You need to feel appreciated.

Stop mistaking the things that provide for your needs as the needs themselves.

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“The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.”

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"Do not be deceived, bad communication corrupts good manners"

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First, awareness.

Then, acceptance.

At last, progression.

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Stop giving excuses. They are nothing more than well-planned lies.

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I shouldn't look for you,

I shouldn't find you,

I shouldn't smile at you,

I shouldn't talk to you,

I shouldn't do anything with you

or for you,

I should just not.

But I did. What a mess!

by Careless Whisper

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A group with strong ingroup solidarity,

is more likely to survive and succeed,

than a group with weak ingroup solidarity.

Unfortunately, strong ingroup solidarity correlates with strong outgroup enmity.

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Instant gratification will kill your dreams.

You have to sacrifice short-term freedom in order to earn long-term freedom.

Every single thing you want in life is on the other side of something that sucks. That suck might be 100 hard workouts, 100 bland meals, 100 hours of focused work, or 100 hard conversations.

Stop pressing the eject button as soon as it gets hard. Sacrifice is the cost of entry. Embrace the suck. Delayed gratification is the key to the life you want.

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You expect someone to come save you

There are people who will support you and provide love and comfort on your journey, but at the end of the day, you cannot expect anyone to save you.

Your entire life will change the day you realize that it's all on you.

No one is coming to save you. No one will fix your problems. No one will change your mindsets. No one will hand you the things you want in life. It's just you. It's all on you. There's a power in that.

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How a person speaks is an indication of how they think, and how they think is an indication of the actions they will take and decisions they will make.

Their actions and decisions...have consequences.

And as such...how a person speaks...matters...a lot.

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The more friends you think you have,

the more likely it is that you have zero real friends.

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You avoid hard conversations

When you avoid a hard conversation, you're taking on a debt. That debt has to be repaid, with interest, at a date in the future.

Time doesn't heal anything when it comes to relationships. Make the minor repairs along the way, or you'll be forced to deal with the major repairs later.

The choice is yours.

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