Chapter 3

"Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes."— Hugh Prather

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“Remember that life’s big changes rarely give advance warning.”—H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates

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"Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

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"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional." – John Maxwell

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"We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses." — Carl Jung

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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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"The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance." — Nathaniel Branden

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"Change is the one thing in life on which we can  absolutely count.... see change for what it really is. New opportunity, new chances for further fulfillment." - Earle Nightingale

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“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”—Jimmy Dean

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Keep Going: The Art of Perseverance by Joseph M. Marshall III

From the Prologue:

Grandfather says this: “Being strong means taking one more step toward the top of the hill, no matter how weary you may be. It means letting the tears flow through the grief. It means to keep looking for the answer, though the darkness of despair is all around you. Being strong means to cling to hope for one more heartbeat, one more sunrise. Each step, not matter how difficult, is one more step closer to the top of the hill. To keep hope alive for one more heartbeat at a time leads to the light of the next sunrise, and the promise of a new day.”