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Merle Shain says loving can cost a lot…

“Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find want of love is an emptiness that robs the joy from life.” – Merle Shain

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Jim Rohn says the walls we build around us to keep sadness out…

“The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.” – Jim Rohn

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Evan Sanders says for you to embrace your bigness of heart…

“For you to embrace your bigness of heart, you must first gather the courage to reveal it.  This requires that you trust in something beyond your own wits and power – and that, of course, requires letting go of many … Continue reading

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Kathleen Vohs says people leading meaningful lives…

“Happy people get a lot of joy from receiving benefits from others while people leading meaningful lives get a lot of joy from giving to others…” – Kathleen Vohs, quoted in “There’s More to Life Than Being Happy”, Atlantic Magazine, Jan … Continue reading

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Jennifer Worth says now and then in life, love catches you unawares…

“Now and then in life, love catches you unawares, illuminating the dark corners of your mind, and filling them with radiance. Once in awhile you are faced with a beauty and a joy that takes your soul, all unprepared, by … Continue reading

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Veronica Roth says in that moment I’m able to accept the inevitability of how I feel…

“In that moment I’m able to accept the inevitability of how I feel, though not with joy. I need to talk to someone. I need to trust someone. And for whatever reason, I know, I know it’s her.” – Veronica … Continue reading

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Sir Hugh Walpole says the most wonderful of all things in life…

“The most wonderful of all things in life is the discovery of another human being with whom one’s relationship has a growing depth, beauty and joy as the years increase. This inner progressiveness of love between two human beings is … Continue reading

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