Emily Maroutian Quotes

#1. Philosopher and author Dr. Wayne Dyer calls the ego "edge god out." It is the process of disconnecting with the creative, true force of the universe. It is the process of making you separate from it, others, nature, and the universe.

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#2. The lacks we experienced as adolescents become the driving forces within us as adults. We are pulled to create what we didn't have or didn't get to experience. And so we become the adults we needed as children.

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#3. Pain might make you stronger or smarter for the next time around, but learning to heal that pain makes you wiser for the rest of your life.

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#4. We are beacons, scattered across this earth and distant from each other. Because if all light gathered in the same corner, the rest of the world would remain dark.

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#5. Tomorrow's flower is today's seed. And it's okay that the seed is not a flower yet. It's okay that it has a bit of a process to undertake before it blooms. There's nothing wrong with the seed right now. It's exactly what it's supposed to be in this moment. And so are you.

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#6. If you want to know where to find your contribution to the world, look at your wounds. When you learn how to heal them, teach others.

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#7. Your power is not in yesterday or in tomorrow. It's not over there somewhere waiting for you to reach it. It's not hidden behind some goal or achievement. Your power is right here, right now. Your power is today. What will you do with today?

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#8. Take as much time as you need to feel what is demanding to be felt in the present moment. But keep in mind that all emotions are temporary reactions and they can't be sustained for long periods of time. Allow them to settle and rest without reigniting them through judgement or shame.

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#9. No can mean: not right now, not through this person, not this way, not through here. It does not mean: never, no other way, you don't deserve it, you're unworthy, it's not gonna happen.

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#10. Sometimes great change happens only after the worst change occurs. Negativity can be the start point of positivity. Destruction can lead to creation. It's not hopeless; darkness is the birthplace of hope.

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