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Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
Lao Tzu
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Planning is helpful. If you do not know what you want, you will seldom get it. But, no matter how well you plan, you will fare better if you expect the unexpected.. No matter how much structure we create in our lives, no matter how many good habits we build, there will always be things that we cannot control – and if we let them, these things can be a huge source of anger, frustration and stress.
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If you can do is plan to be flexible, prepare to adapt, make going with the flow part of your agenda, for the most successful among us envision, plan, and prepare.. We cannot have just plan A for our lives, there should always be B, C and X, because life is in a constant process of change and what we had planned a few years ago may not be relevant today.
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It does not mean you should not have any plans but rather that you had some spontaneity element left for any of your plans. There might be a much bigger destiny pre-planned for you than you have planned yourself.
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There are a lot of lessons to be learned, plenty of battles to be won and lots of good goals to be done. Do not waste your time on out of date ideas.
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Remember, life does not always give us what we want, but it I believe it gives us what we need. Take joy in the sunrise or sunset, in the bloom of a fresh flower, of a cool breeze running past your neck, the smile or embrace of a loved one. Find the joy, which exists all around you today.
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Instead of trying to control the outcome, just enjoy the journey. Pay attention to where you are being guided to. Enjoy where you find yourself today.
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“You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though EVERYBODY is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.”
Mandy Hale,
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