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The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.
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There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.
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When in a relationship, a real man doesn't make his woman jealous of others, he makes others jealous of his woman.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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I will not try to convince you to love me, to respect me, to commit to me. I deserve better than that; I AM BETTER THAN THAT...Goodbye.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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If you hang out with chickens, you're going to cluck and if you hang out with eagles, you're going to fly.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Renew, release, let go. Yesterdayβs gone. Thereβs nothing you can do to bring it back. You canβt βshouldβveβ done something. You can only DO something. Renew yourself. Release that attachment. Today is a new day!
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a person being themselves. Imagine going through your day being unapologetically you.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, "aw shit, he's up!
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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When you hold a grudge, you want someone elseβs sorrow to reflect your level of hurt but the two rarely meet.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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My past has not defined me, destroyed me, deterred me, or defeated me; it has only strengthened me.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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The reason many people in our society are miserable, sick, and highly stressed is because of an unhealthy attachment to things they have no control over.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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I promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth diminishing your health. Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress, anxiety, and fear.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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I'm not crying because of you; you're not worth it. I'm crying because my delusion of who you were was shattered by the truth of who you are.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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I believe in the immeasurable power of love; that true love can endure any circumstance and reach across any distance.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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People tend to be generous when sharing their nonsense, fear, and ignorance. And while they seem quite eager to feed you their negativity, please remember that sometimes the diet we need to be on is a spiritual and emotional one. Be cautious with what you feed your mind and soul. Fuel yourself with positivity and let that fuel propel you into positive action.
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Love is forgiving, accepting, moving on, embracing, and all encompassing. And if youβre not doing that for yourself, you cannot do that with anyone else.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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This life is for loving, sharing, learning, smiling, caring, forgiving, laughing, hugging, helping, dancing, wondering, healing, and even more loving. I choose to live life this way. I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, 'aw shit, he's up!
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different times and places, our paths cross with others so that we may share our love, compassion, observations, and hope. This is a design of God that I appreciate and cherish.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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If you have a goal, write it down. If you do not write it down, you do not have a goal - you have a wish.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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A beautiful thing happens when we start paying attention to each other. It is by participating more in your relationship that you breathe life into it.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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If you are not the hero of your own story, then you're missing the whole point of your humanity.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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You are not a victim. No matter what you have been through, you're still here. You may have been challenged, hurt, betrayed, beaten, and discouraged, but nothing has defeated you. You are still here! You have been delayed but not denied. You are not a victim, you are a victor. You have a history of victory.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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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.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Stop trying to 'fix' yourself; you're NOT broken! You are perfectly imperfect and powerful beyond measure.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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The problem that we have with a victim mentality is that we forget to see the blessings of the day. Because of this, our spirit is poisoned instead of nourished.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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When you're too religious, you tend to point your finger to judge instead of extending your hand to help.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Most haters are stuck in a poisonous mental prison of jealousy and self-doubt that blinds them to their own potentiality.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Itβs time to care; itβs time to take responsibility; itβs time to lead; itβs time for a change; itβs time to be true to our greatest self; itβs time to stop blaming others.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Be true to yourself. How you treat yourself sets the standard for how others will treat you.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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There are not enough days in forever to allow me to fully express the depth of my love for you.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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The greatest love stories are not those in which love is only spoken, but those in which it is acted upon.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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A lot of the conflict you have in your life exists simply because you're not living in alignment; you're not be being true to yourself.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Sometimes it's the same moments that take your breath away that breathe purpose and love back into your life.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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If you fuel your journey on the opinions of others, you are going to run out of gas.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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The victim mindset dilutes the human potential. By not accepting personal responsibility for our circumstances, we greatly reduce our power to change them.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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There is great change to be experienced once you learn the power of letting go. Stop allowing anyone or anything to control, limit, repress, or discourage you from being your true self! Today is YOURS to shape - own it - break free from people and things that poison or dilute your spirit.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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There are three things you should know about me, love." He steps forward.
"The first," he says, "is that I hate my father more than you might ever be capable of understanding."
He clears his throat.
"Second, is that I am an unapologetically selfish person, who, in almost every situation, makes decisions based entirely on self-interest. And third." A pause as he looks down. Laughs a little.
"I never had any intention of using you as a weapon.
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Your complaints, your drama, your victim mentality, your whining, your blaming, and all of your excuses have NEVER gotten you even a single step closer to your goals or dreams. Let go of your nonsense. Let go of the delusion that you DESERVE better and go EARN it! Today is a new day!
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Set the standard! Stop expecting others to show you love, acceptance, commitment, & respect when you don't even show that to yourself.
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Sometimes letting go is simply changing the labels you place on an event. Looking at the same event with fresh eyes.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Youβre frustrated because you keep waiting for the blooming of flowers of which you have yet to sow the seeds.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity and fear of others. Never decide to do nothing just because you can only do little. Do what you can. You would be surprised at what "little" acts have done for our world.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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You are beautiful. Know this. Anyone who tells you otherwise is simply lying. You are beautiful.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Do not sabotage your new relationship with your last relationshipβs poison.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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The more I understand the mind and the human experience, the more I begin to suspect there is no such thing as unhappiness; there is only ungratefulness.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Don't give up! It's not over. The universe is balanced. Every set-back bears with it the seeds of a come-back.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Your opinion is not my reality.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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I think we owe it to ourselves to unapologetically love who we are no matter what. Because if you donβt love yourself, then why do you expect anyone else to?
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When you are living the best version of yourself, you inspire others to live the best versions of themselves.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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You didn't just cheat on me; you cheated on us. You didn't just break my heart; you broke our future.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Become the leader of your life. Lead yourself to where you want to be. Breathe life back into your ambitions, your desires, your goals, your relationships.
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Happiness is a state of mind, a choice, a way of living; it is not something to be achieved, it is something to be experienced.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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I am not a victim. No matter what I have been through, I'm still here. I have a history of victory.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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The strength of a man isn't seen in the power of his arms. It's seen in the love with which he EMBRACES you.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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In your own life it's important to know how spectacular you are.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Holding a grudge & harboring anger/resentment is poison to the soul. Get even with people...but not those who have hurt us, forget them, instead get even with those who have helped us.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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You have a unique gift to offer this world. Be true to yourself, be kind to yourself, read and learn about everything that interests you and keep away from people who bring you down. When you treat yourself kindly and respect the uniqueness of those around you, you will be giving this world an amazing gift... YOU!
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Life itself is simple...it's just not easy.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Stop blaming outside circumstances for your inside chaos.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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When was the last time you woke up and realized that today could be the best day of your life?
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Only insecure boys will belittle a woman. The greatest way to "man-up" is to empower women.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Sometimes problems donβt require a solution to solve them; instead they require maturity to outgrow them.
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Free yourself from the burden of feeling the need to hold on to anything. Let go⦠you are a part of everything.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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I am so grateful for my troubles. As I reflect back on my life, I have come to realize that my greatest triumphs have been born of my greatest troubles.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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A new day: Be open enough to see opportunities. Be wise enough to be grateful. Be courageous enough to be happy.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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When we replace a sense of service and gratitude with a sense of entitlement and expectation, we quickly see the demise of our relationships, society, and economy.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Think of the patience God has had for you and let it resonate to others. If you want a more patient world, let patience be your motto
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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A grateful mindset can set you free from the prison of disempowerment and the shackles of misery.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Cheaters are cowards that are tempted to chase the fantasy of what could be⦠instead of courageously addressing their own self-destructive behavior and cultivating what is.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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By choosing healthy over skinny you are choosing self-love over self-judgment. You are beautiful!
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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The strong-minded rise to the challenge of their goals and dreams. The weak-minded become haters.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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If you want to find happiness, find gratitude.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Just because your pain is understandable, doesn't mean your behavior is acceptable.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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I don't have time, energy, or interest in hating the haters; I'm too busy loving the lovers.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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I will be unapologetic. I will live with no regrets. I will reach into the earth and rip out the injustice and I will crush it in my bare hands.
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A very small percentage of the people in this world will actually experience and live today. So many people will be stuck on another day, another time that traumatized them and caused them to spiritually stutter so they miss out on this day.
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Your life begins to change the day you take responsibility for it.
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Love is a feeling, a real, raw, and unscripted emotion so sensationally pure, unable to dull even under the strain of a world against it, strong enough to heal the broken and warm even the coldest of hearts.
Innate.
Unavoidable.
Undeniable.
And sometimes, love is unconventional and it breaks all the rules and blurs all the lines and basks in its glory, shining as bright as the sun, unapologetically glowing even under the narrowed stares of society and its screaming, self-righteous morals, berating and judging that which it doesnβt understand.
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Don't wait for other people to be loving, giving, compassionate, grateful, forgiving, generous, or friendly... lead the way!
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Stop pointing fingers and placing blame on others. Your life can only change to the degree that you accept responsibility for it.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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βToday is a new day. It's a day you have never seen before and will never see again. Stop telling yourself the 'same crap, different day' lie! How many days has that lie stolen from you? Seize the wonder and uniqueness of today! Recognize that throughout this beautiful day, you have an incredible amount of opportunities to move your life into the direction you want it to go.
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Stop waiting for the perfect day or the perfect moment... Take THIS day, THIS moment and lead it to perfection.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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The universe doesn't give you what you want in your mind; it gives you what you demand with your actions.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Harness the power of today. Seize the blessings of today! Make something happen, enhance your life, make someone laugh, help a friend, love, love, love!
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Being close but feeling far, talking but not being heard, loving but not being loved, that is the painful reality of a dying relationship.
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Steve Maraboli (Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience)
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Live Today! Do not allow your spirit to be softened of your happiness to be limited by a day you cannot have back or a day that does not yet exist.
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It has been noted that actions speak louder than words. Truth is, I have found that during many situations in life, words are just noise... and actions are the ONLY things that speak.
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Let today be the day you finally release yourself from the imprisonment of past grudges and anger. Simplify your life. Let go of the poisonous past and live the abundantly beautiful present... today.
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Participate in your dreams today. There are unlimited opportunities available with this new day. Take action on those wonderful dreams you've had in your mind for so long. Remember, success is something you experience when you act accordingly.
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Do not dilute the truth of your potential. We often convince ourselves that we cannot change, that we cannot overcome the circumstances of our lives. That is simply not true. You have been blessed with immeasurable power to make positive changes in your life. But you can't just wish it, you can't just hope it, you can't just want it... you have to LIVE it, BE it, DO it.
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There are times in my life when I have been medicine for some while poison for others. I used to think I was a victim of my story until I realized the truth; that I am the creator of my story. I choose what type of person I will be and what type of impact I will leave on others. I will never choose the destructive path of self and outward victimization again.
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I Love Loving You
You are my favorite song; a rhythm of beauty that captures my spirit.
You are my favorite poem; an exquisite grouping of ideas set in motion with an unmatched enchanting elegance.
You are my best friend; from our laughter to our deep conversations, our moments together are a timeless pleasure.
You are my soul mate; a connection so pure, so powerful, that it can only be considered divine.
You are my lover; a passionate entwinement, a chorus of ecstasy, and a feeling of complete unity that words could never adequately describe.
You are my angel; you remind me of the goodness in this world and inspire me to be the greatest version of myself.
You are my home; it is in your loving gaze that I find the comfort, acceptance, and the sense of belonging.
You are my love ~ mi amor; there are not enough days in forever to allow me to fully express my love for you.
I love loving you.
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