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  At the moment when there's nothing more to lose, the Ego breaks open - and then we see who we are behind who we thought we were.

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  Ram Dass

  Ego, Moments, Break

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• If you look at all the notions we accept about who we are, you find that they are all based upon our perceptual experiences.

  Deepak Chopra

  Looks, Accepting, Notion

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• The practice of assertiveness: being authentic in our dealings with others; treating our values and persons with decent respect in social contexts; refusing to fake the reality of who we are or what we esteem in order to avoid disapproval; the willingness to stand up for ourselves and our ideas in appropriate ways in appropriate contexts.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Reality, Order, Practice

  Nathaniel Branden (1999). “The Art of Living Consciously: The Power of Awareness to Transform Everyday Life”, p.169, Simon and Schuster

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• For many people a job is more than an income - it's an important part of who we are.

  Paul Clitheroe

  Jobs, Careers, People

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• When we are seen by the heart we are seen for who we are. We are valued in our uniqueness by those who are able to see us in this way and we become able to know and value ourselves.

  Rachel Naomi Remen

  Heart, Able, Way

  Rachel Naomi Remen (2006). “Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal, 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.115, Penguin

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• Storytelling is at the heart of life... In finding our own story, we assemble all the parts of ourselves. Whatever kind of mess we have made of it, we can somehow see the totality of who we are and recognize how our blunderings are related. We can own what we did and value who we are, not because of the outcome but because of the soul story that propelled us.

  Marion Woodman

  Writing, Heart, Soul

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• We all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are.

  Fred Rogers

  Different, World, Way

  Fred Rogers (1995). “You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor”, p.15, Penguin

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• We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday.

  Mos Def

  Beautiful, Everyday, Feels

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• Problems are the gifts that make us dig out and figure out who we are, what we're made for, and what we're responsible to give back to life.

  Tony Robbins

  Giving, Problem, Responsible

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• Essentially, the life of expression is the ongoing journey of how we heal each other... for by telling our stories and listening to the stories of others, we let out who we are and find ourselves in each other, and find that we are more together than alone.

  Mark Nepo

  Journey, Expression, Listening

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• We have all made mistakes in this life. How we learn from our mistakes is the measure of who we are.

  Steve Gleason

  Mistake, Made, This Life

  "Fired radio host admits he'd be offended by segment mocking ill player" by Greg Botelho, www.cnn.com. June 18, 2013.

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• Culture defines who we are and how we see ourselves. A new attitude toward nature provides space for a new attitude toward culture and the role it plays in sustainable development

  Wangari Maathai

  Attitude, Play, Space

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• Your life has purpose as long as you dedicate it to love. It's not what we do but who we are that forms our biggest contribution.

  Marianne Williamson

  Long, Purpose, Form

  FaceBook post by Marianne Williamson from Dec 14, 2013

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• We both grew up in the atmosphere of struggle, both Ossie and me, ... I come out of Harlem and Harlem comes out of me - wailing police sirens and street parties, rumors and landlords, that cultural, spiritual scene. And Ossie came up from the South, where struggle and dying were part of everyday life. That is who we are.

  Ruby Dee

  Spiritual, Party, Struggle

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• And the bottom line is we are who we are-we look a certain way, we talk a certain way, we walk a certain way. I strut because I’m a supermodel, and sometimes I gallop for fun. When we learn to accept that, other people learn to accept us. So be who you really are. Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself. Accept who you are. Unless you’re a serial killer.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Fun, People, Hug

  Ellen DeGeneres (2011). “Seriously ... I'm Kidding”, p.9, HarperCollins Australia

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• Your life is a mirror. Life gives us not what we want. Life gives us who we are

  Robin Sharma

  Mirrors, Giving, Want

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• There are almost no worldly signals reminding us to stay connected to the essence of who we are, to take care of ourselves along the way, to reach out to others, to pause to wonder, and to connect to that place from which everything is possible.

  Arianna Huffington

  Essence, Needs, Care

  "Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being,Wisdom, and Wonder". Book by Arianna Huffington, 2014.

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• The point is that our true nature is not some ideal that we have to live up to. It's who we are right now, and that's what we can make friends with and celebrate.

  Pema Chodron

  Celebrate, Ideals, Right Now

  Pema Chodron (1996). “Awakening Loving-Kindness”, p.23, Shambhala Publications

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• To seek approval is to have no resting place, no sanctuary. Like all judgement, approval encourages a constant striving. It makes us uncertain of who we are and of our true value. Approval cannot be trusted. It can be withdrawn at any time no matter what our track record has been. It is as nourishing of real growth as cotton candy. Yet many of us spend our lives pursuing it.

  Rachel Naomi Remen

  Real, Track, Judgement

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• If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.

  Kristin Hannah

  Love, War, Long

  Kristin Hannah (2015). “The Nightingale”, p.6, Pan Macmillan

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• One who has been touched by grace will no longer look on those who stray as "those evil people" or "those poor people who need our help." Nor must we search for signs of "loveworthiness." Grace teaches us that God loves because of who God is, not because of who we are.

  Philip Yancey

  Love Is, Evil People, Grace

  Philip Yancey (2003). “What's So Amazing about Grace?”, p.89, HarperCollins Christian Publishing

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• Health and healing are about more than the eradication of disease. Health is related to wholeness and holy-knowing who we are and how we are connected with the world around us.

  Larry Dossey

  Healing, Knowing, World

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• The truth of who we are is that we are because we belong.

  Desmond Tutu

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• People learn from who we are, rather than what we say, and to believe otherwise is a disease of the mind.

  Carl Jung

  Believe, People, Mind

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• God's forgiveness extends to the worst offenders and to anyone who wishes to receive it-not because of who we are, but because of who He is.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Forgiveness, Wish, Worst

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