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Confronting the reality of death is one of the best wake-up calls for beginning to truly live.

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Being vulnerable is scary. But I promise it’s not as scary as waking up and realizing it’s too late to hold someone’s hand. To tell them they’re magic. To dance with them. To kiss them. To take a long drive with them. To rest your head on their chest. To count the freckles on their nose while they’re sleeping next to you.

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We must release our hold of yesterday’s concerns and bring our awareness to the present moment, if we desire to seek contentment.

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You can’t sit back and wait for your world to turn around. You can’t sit back and patiently watch the clock tick by while you remain stagnant. You’ve got to tackle your demons head on. You’ve got to look at your problems right now instead of expecting them to magically disappear.

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When we try to do it all, we bury ourselves with speed. And thus, we fly by a lot of things we’d like to experience in order to get something else done.

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Live in the present. Seize the freaking day.

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You can’t put too much trust in the future. Yes, the future holds a lot of hope and is full of beautiful things yet to happen, but it is also full of death.

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Today, a good life means lazy Saturday mornings watching news clips and drinking a good cup of coffee with someone who makes my soul happy.

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Remember that no opportunities will come to you if you aren’t out there searching for them.

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The vision you are painting brings out the person you want to be in this world. It is the roadmap to making your life a masterpiece