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Anybody can be happy when thi...

Anybody can be happy when things are going well, and I've learned that. But when things aren't going well it draws out the inner warrior in us to radiate that and bring whatever happiness we can to the situation.

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Fear is like a little garden ...

Fear is like a little garden spider that makes us jump back or the poor lost bee on the steering wheel that we blame for our automobile wreck. The problem in fear is our response - the way we treat animals or insects that frighten us. . . . Fear is also the universal scapegoat we blame when we take flight from intimacy or shrink up inside ourselves in a thousand little ways.

Dan Millman 191 quotes

If there is a central theme t...

If there is a central theme to what I called "a peaceful warrior's approach to living," and to The Four Purposes of Life, it is that there may be innumerable techniques or methods one can learn (from the Eastern spiritual cultures and from the Western psychological tradition), but that above and beyond all these technologies waits the school of everyday life.

Dan Millman 191 quotes

Faith is the recognition that...

Faith is the recognition that Spirit works in, as and through each and all of us - through every person and every circumstance.

Dan Millman 191 quotes

My parents, like others of "T...

My parents, like others of "The Greatest Generation" who lived through the Great Depression and World War II, wanted to provide the best possible life for their children. My mother and father both attended college but dropped out to earn a living during the Depression, working the rest of their lives at blue-collar work.

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Dad, once an aspiring archite...

Dad, once an aspiring architect, drove his own catering truck to feed factory workers in downtown Los Angeles, and mom, with a Mensa IQ and mathematical gifts, served as a bookkeeper and worked in a grocery store while pursuing her calling in music: playing piano and composing songs. Perhaps in a way, part of my drive was to complete their unfulfilled ambitions and dreams, but in my own way.

Dan Millman 191 quotes

When running up a hill, it is...

When running up a hill, it is all right to give up as many times as you wish-as long as your feet keep on moving.

Dan Millman 191 quotes

Book ideas are like planes, l...

Book ideas are like planes, lined up to approach the runway. Some never leave the gate, but others move quickly to the front of the line. It was like that with The Four Purposes. Honestly, I cannot remember the moment I had the idea for the book; perhaps because it emerged like a green shoot emerging from the soil of my subconscious. But it seemed important enough to begin the flow of words that eventually shaped themselves into this new book.

Dan Millman 191 quotes

While you fear missing a meal...

While you fear missing a meal, you aren't fully aware of the meals you do eat.

Dan Millman 191 quotes

Our practices - our most spir...

Our practices - our most spiritual practices - are hanging laundry on the line, raising children, building strong relationships, practicing kindness as much as we can, striving for excellence in the workplace, and developing deeper self-knowledge. I wrote The Four Purposes of Life to assist in these endeavors.

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Nature and training (in any s...

Nature and training (in any sport or art) can teach us all the spiritual laws I describe in another book, The Laws of Spirit. But now I'm happy to share these four purposes of life that lend meaning and direction to anyone's life, especially those in transition, going through changes."

Dan Millman 191 quotes

Action is stronger than subje...

Action is stronger than subjectivity. No matter what you feel or think, you can still act.

Dan Millman 191 quotes

Meditation is a valuable exer...

Meditation is a valuable exercise, but eventually you have to open up your eyes and look around.

Dan Millman 191 quotes

If we lose touch with our hea...

If we lose touch with our heart's wisdom, then no method avails; if we love, then nothing else is necessary.

Dan Millman 191 quotes

Sometimes I look back and thi...

Sometimes I look back and think, "How did I write that? The book is smarter than I am!" I have never written strategically, but rather, followed the dictates of my muse.

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Ships are safe in harbor, but...

Ships are safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for. So set sail on the stormy sea of love. You're going to get soaked at times, but at least you'll know you're alive.

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The light will disturb us whe...

The light will disturb us when we're comfortable, and comfort us when we're disturbed. We turn to spirit for help when our foundations are shaking only to find out that it is spirit who is shaking them!

Dan Millman 191 quotes

Simplicity has power. Foundin...

Simplicity has power. Founding our life on constructive, positive behavior is the simplest, most direct, and powerful approach I've ever found-simple, but not easy.

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When we align our lives with ...

When we align our lives with spiritual laws, challenges remain, but we can approach them with arms open wide, ready to dance.

Dan Millman 191 quotes

Your body is malleable; you c...

Your body is malleable; you can sculpt it over time with daily habits of diet and exercise. The law of accommodation reminds us that the body may change slowly, but it will change.

Dan Millman 191 quotes

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