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You have to keep going forward even if that forwardness is kind of sideways--sometimes backwards. Things stop working when you stay still. We've got to keep moving, listening to that inner voice that dares you to be more than you are. The conversation you have with yourself is a lifelong one, so you may as well make it a positive and encouraging one. If you keep repeating negative, hurtful things inside your head, you will believe them eventually.
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― If I Knew Then: Finding Wisdom in Failure and Power in Aging
― If I Knew Then: Finding Wisdom in Failure and Power in Aging
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Optimism is the thing that can carry you out of a fire. When you think you can do something, at least you have a shot at getting it done. When you think you can't, you won't. I'm not trying to be all preachy preacherperson here but you know that's true. Thoughts are tangible things. Intentions are valuable, and the intentions you have for yourself and your future can make all the difference in the world.
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― If I Knew Then: Finding Wisdom in Failure and Power in Aging
― If I Knew Then: Finding Wisdom in Failure and Power in Aging
