Debbie Ford Quotes

#1. If I want to know my light side, my best self, all I have to do is look in the outer world and look for who I love, who turns me on, who excites me and distinguish the qualities I am seeing in them, and in doing that I will find the best expression of myself.

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#2. Compassion knows that choosing the higher road in any situation is the most loving option for you.

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#3. To live in the light of a new day and an unimaginable and unpredictable future, you must become fully present to a deeper truth - not a truth from your head, but a truth from your heart; not a truth from your ego, but a truth from the highest source.

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#4. As you continue the work of acknowledging and claiming the gifts of your past and standing in the power of your present, you are freeing up enormous reserves of creative energy.

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#5. Your soul is infinitely creative. It is alive and expansive in nature. It is curious and playful, changing with the tides of time.

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#6. If you are going to be courageous, an example for all those who are ready to step into their power, then you must be willing to show the world all of who you are. You must have the guts to throw off the chains of modesty and mediocrity in order to be the light that the world needs.

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#7. If we want a new future that does not look like our past, we must make new choices in the present.

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#8. It isn't what happens to us in life that creates our joy, but rather how we respond to what happens in our lives.

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#9. We must be willing to take an honest look at ourselves and step out beyond our judgmental mind. It is here that we will have a life-altering shift in perception, an opening of our heart.

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#10. When you master the art of being fully awake to this moment, you bestow a precious gift on your soul - the experience of love. Being present is the art of the soul.

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#11. Many of us don't realize that we have a choice about which aspect of ourselves we will use as the foundation upon which we build our lives.

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#12. Our perspectives on situations act like a lens through which we view the world.

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#13. Divorce becomes a holy moment when you choose to use it as a catalyst for having an extraordinary life.

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#14. If we want to know what we're really committed to, all we have to do is look at our lives.

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#15. What I would say to anybody facing any life challenge or disease is that that is courage - to choose life, to keep looking at what's good.

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#16. By relinquishing your obsession with the past and your fantasies about the future, you can tap into the power of the present and feel the force of love that resides inside of you.

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#17. Mary Allen has compiled a wealth of tools and resources - both inner and outer - to support you in consciously directing your untapped potential and creating a life that you love.

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#18. The present moment is the pivotal point of power.

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#19. It is only when we have the courage to face things exactly as they are, without any self-deception or illusion, that a light will develop out of events, by which the path to success may be recognized.

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#20. Real change happens when you feel genuinely inspired, turned on by possibility and unwilling to settle for anything less.

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#21. We each need to become our own hero.

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#22. I always felt like if I lived in true authentic self-expression and lived in service and in support of many other people, I would be exempt from having to deal with yet another crisis in my life. I was wrong.

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#23. We were birthed with one soul to take care of, and we must take care of it.

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#24. When you know in your bones that your body is a sacred gift, you move in the world with an effortless grace. Gratitude and humility rise up spontaneously.

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#25. Love is the answer, the spiritual solution that holds the power to end the war that rages within each of us.

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#26. To experience emotional freedom, we must accept, surrender, and let go of our wounds. We must be willing to take responsibility for what we're holding on to, which is usually a hurt or pain from the past that leaves us feeling victimized.

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#27. We see only that which we are.

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#28. God has a plan for you - I can promise you that. Your life is sacred. There is and always has been a path for your soul, and if you follow that path, it will lead you to the inner utopia that your soul longs to experience in this lifetime.

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#29. It's easy to love yourself when you feel good enough, when you feel special enough, when you're loved enough, when you have enough money, and you're appreciated.

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#30. Why can't we see everyone and everything as God, as a part of the Divine? It is because we don't see ourselves this way.

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#31. It is your holy work, to deeply love, honor and respect the precious self that you are, the soul that only you hold.

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#32. While your past can inform you and your future can inspire you, the moment of choice exists in the here and now.

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#33. There is nothing else for you to do but to truly love and nourish the emotionally and spiritually starved parts of you that are crying out for your attention. Are you loving all of yourself?

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#34. Owning our power means claiming the credibility and uniqueness of our own humanity.

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#35. It is your soul's journey to enroll the ego in the quest for the ultimate victory - the evolution of your own individual consciousness.

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#36. To step into reverence for your body, you must pardon yourself for all you have done and not done to care for it. You must bless what works and accept and embrace all you perceive to be wrong.

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#37. Resentments lodge inside you, causing you to lose touch with your inherent worth, your joy, and - more important - your God-loving heart.

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#38. Remember, all the answers you need are inside of you; you only have to become quiet enough to hear them.

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#39. Vision lifts you up. It makes you smile a secret smile because you know that you have something very special to share. What is your vision?

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#40. Compassion is one of the highest states of consciousness that you can choose to assist you in times of enormous pain.

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#41. Unforgiveness is the poison you drink every day
hoping that the other person will die.

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#42. In the presence of your own loving attention, you create the inner conditions that are necessary to step into the next greatest evolution of yourself.

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#43. What I know for sure is that we are all created with this phenomenal force inside of us that can have us withstand - that God never gives us more than we can handle.

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#44. People with hearts filled with love, peace, and compassion live in heaven.

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#45. You are on a soulful path that asks you to step into the greatest version of yourself. It is a sacred gift to shine your brightest light, not just in your moments of glory, but each day.

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#46. When you experience peace of soul, with each breath you are present to the fact that this is a divine moment, a moment to shine like you have never shone before, a moment to hold the whole world in your hands with a gentle thought and a kind heart.

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#47. An exciting and inspiring future awaits you beyond the noise in your mind, beyond the guilt, doubt, fear, shame, insecurity and heaviness of the past you carry around.

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#48. Compassion allows us to understand that, as citizens of the planet, we're all in this together and that in order to ensure our survival we must hold and cultivate a new and larger vision of what's possible for ourselves and for the human race as a whole.

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#49. Heaven is the experience of being completely present to all that is, all that you are, and all that you have to give. Are you choosing to live in heaven or suffer in hell?

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#50. As you stop trying to forcibly manage the thoughts, beliefs and actions that arise from your mind and ask instead to be guided by a source greater than yourself, you will find a world of support showing up in surprising ways.

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#51. Calling on you to give up control of the outer world and gladly accept control of your inner relationship with God, devotion is essential for fully realizing your soul's calling.

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#52. Your soul's desires compel you to grow, evolve and move closer to your highest potential.

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#53. To transcend limitations and form positive new patterns of life based on who you know you can be rather than who you were yesterday, you must give up the modes of thinking, feeling and behaving that only keep you chained to your past.

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#54. Connected to the collective heart, you can be certain in every cell of your being that you are never alone, and you will experience the grace, guidance and ease that comes when you are one with all there is.

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#55. In order to access a warrior's courage, we must explore why we are so committed to our story and what we are afraid will happen if we give it up.

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#56. What if the key to unlocking your true authentic power, to opening up your heart deeply to love, to finding the confidence to go after everything you want in your life lies hidden in your shadow?

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#57. Each aspect within us needs understanding and compassion. If we are unwilling to give it to ourselves how can we expect the world to give it to us?

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#58. Fulfilling your vision for the best year of your life requires thought and introspection. It is not much different than planning an awesome vacation. It takes time, discussion, planning, decision making, and an array of other skills.

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#59. True courage comes not just from feeling confident and strong, but from being the honest, authentic expression in yourself. Think about how audacious it is to really believe in yourself.

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#60. You can satisfy your soul's mission by committing to leaving something behind on this planet that will make a difference to those who come after you.

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#61. A strong, clear vision holds the power to transcend your current reality, bypassing the day-to-day challenges that might be keeping you stuck where you are. What is your vision?

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#62. It's not our job to assess the merit of our vision or judge its importance. It is our job to receive the vision and act upon it.

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#63. In order to find peace, we must expose the masks we use to hide behind.

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#64. The unmet need that can get met right now is the need to be whole, to be both your magnificent, divine self and your imperfect, human self.

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#65. For your soul's sake, invoke the agent of change called risk, which ensures that things will not be the same tomorrow as they are today. All real change requires risk.

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#66. Growth is usually uncomfortable. If you're looking for comfort, you will more than likely feel tired and old earlier than you want, and the misery of your caged soul will always be looming nearby.

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#67. Standing in our power requires us to let go of the need to make others like us & instead stand committed to honoring ourselves.

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#68. A strong plan of action will yield you quantum results and will ensure that you don't fall into the familiar patterns of your past.

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#69. By affirming your own gifts and accomplishments, you build your confidence and increase your ability to build a brighter future.

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#70. If you have been suffering with physical ailments or even a spiritual emptiness, I want to share with you what I know to be true: The more love and reverence you give your body, the better you will feel.

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#71. Harnessing the power of the present means having your full awareness on the task at hand and having access to the possibilities, the opportunities, and the support that exists right now.

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#72. When we love all parts of ourselves, when we bless all of ourselves, when we honor all of our history and all of our insecurities, doubts, worries, and fears, we become the women that we always wanted to be.

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#73. When you learn that you can trust life, life will deliver treasures beyond your imagination.

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#74. Like the lotus flower that is born out of mud, we must honor the darkest parts of ourselves and the most painful of our life's experiences, because they are what allow us to birth our most beautiful self.

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#75. When you fail to tell the truth, you are kept bound to the past in ways that devastate your soul.

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#76. Challenge the person you think you are in order to unveil the person you are capable of becoming

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#77. By choosing not to allow parts of ourselves to exist, we are forced to expend huge amounts of psychic energy to keep them beneath the surface.

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#78. It is our interpretation of the past, our limiting beliefs, and our undigested pain that stop us from being able to move forward with clear direction.

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#79. Please remember that pleasing another is not the same as caring for another.

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#80. Reclaiming the parts of ourselves that we have relegated to the shadow is the most reliable path to actualizing all of our human potential.

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#81. It takes a warrior's courage to acknowledge that your point of view matters, that your truth matters, that your gifts matter, and that your presence on this earth matters. You don't have to earn this right; it's yours as part of your birthright.

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#82. Fear is the culprit that robs us of our greatest lives. And although it's mostly made up or a learned behavior from our past, almost everybody I've ever met in my life struggles with fear.

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#83. We are all stronger than we can ever imagine being. Every choice matters starting with today. And today, I choose to live.

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#84. I have a choice: Do I want to align with the GREATEST VISION OF MYSELF or Do I want to align with my EXCUSES?

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#85. In any area of our lives where we fail to act from integrity or violate our own understanding of what is right or wrong for us, we fall prey to putting the outside world's needs before our own. We then disconnect from the enormity of our power and our ability to create what we want.

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#86. Everybody's vision is unique, and at different times in their lives their vision changes. It may be smaller and more personal for a while, and then it may grow larger, expanding outward to the world.

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#87. What you can't be with, won't let you be.

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#88. With devotion at the center of your awareness, you don't have to refer to your past in order to make a choice of how to respond or react in any given situation.

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#89. I define God as an energy - a spiritual energy. It has no denomination. It has no judgments.

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#90. The warrior woman is filled with the courage, confidence, and inner strength to leave the past behind. She knows that there is no way to express herself fully when she is still carrying burdens that need to be released.

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#91. Taking back our light from those we've projected it onto opens the door to an unimaginable future.

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#92. When you are grounded in the present - feeling your feelings, listening to your body, tasting your food, and expressing your ideas - you do not build up toxicity. You digest your experience as you go.

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#93. Compassion is the key to living outside the confines of your lower self.

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#94. Many of us have read about and talked about forgiveness, and we understand intellectually why it might benefit us to let go of anger toward others. But we hold on anyway.

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#95. If you look to your past or even your present to see why you are here or what your purpose is, you may get stuck in a limited view of yourself. Instead, look beyond your years here on earth, reconnect with the divine, and bring forth your soul's legacy into the present moment.

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#96. All of our suffering in life is from saying we want one thing and doing another.

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#97. When you begin the process of unhooking from the outer world, you can find literally hundreds of places where you have given your power away and drained your life force while guaranteeing the status quo.

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#98. We must risk the journey to a higher ground where there
is freedom from the gravitational pull of our stories,
the pull that comes from years of trying to prove that
the stories we tell ourselves, the ones we've made up,
are the truth.

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#99. God's will can become your internal reference point from this day forward; it is your choice.

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#100. When you stop resisting your emotions, you will quickly realize that your feelings are your friends. They are your soul's way to communicate with you and are meant to guide and inform you.

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