You weren’t born guilty. You were born bold and playful. Then you forgot who you are and what you deserve. When you remember who you were before you learned to apologize for asking, you’ll have everything you want.

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"There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither."

- Alan Cohen

Balance

"Scared and sacred are spelled with the same letters. Awful proceeds from the same root word as awesome. Terrify and terrific. Every negative experience holds the seed of transformation."

- Alan Cohen

Transformation

"Everyone and everything that shows up in our life is a reflection of something that is happening inside of us."

- Alan Cohen

Self-awareness

"All hatred of others is a reflection of self-hatred. All love of others is a reflection of self-love."

- Alan Cohen

Self-awareness

"Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want."

- Alan Cohen

Happiness

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"Beauty is not about physical perfection, but about authenticity and confidence."

- Beauty and the Beast

Self-awareness

"Beauty is found in the unique qualities that make us who we are."

- Beauty and the Beast

Self-awareness

"I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."

- Lily Tomlin

Self-awareness

"Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears."

- Laird Hamilton

Self-awareness

"True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less."

Self-awareness