"I see too many people who jump into spirituality as a shelter to hide from reality. It doesn't work that way. The way it works is for the spirit behind you to follow you wherever you go, like a loyal soldier, and show you how to face up to adversity. If you can't face adversity, you will get locked into a new age perception that everything is fine when it isn't. That makes you vulnerable to being exploited by the person who comes along and says, "I am a psychic. I have studied with this guy or that guy, and I know what you should do"."

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Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

Malidoma Patrice Some

#Adversity Quotes #Reality Quotes #People Quotes

“I haven't played a chess match for several decades. At one point I lost most of my chess games. Then I realized many of my competitors were memorizing the best moves and I was unwilling to do this.”
“It doesn't matter if it's fair, that's just the reality of it.”
“The other Dons in the room applauded and rose to shake hands with everybody in sight and to congratulate Don Corleone and Don Tattaglia on their new friendship. It was not perhaps the warmest friendship in the world, they would not send each other Christmas gift greetings, but they would not murder each other. That was friendship enough in this world, all that was needed.”
“I'm a Jewish kid who grew up loving hip hop in NY.”

Source : Source: blog.iluvlola.com
“No matter how hot the fire burns, a Protea always survives”
“Love from one side hurts, but love from two sides heals.”
“You have a lot to learn before becoming a champion. Once you are champion, you must accept the consequences.”
“You can do what you think you can do and you cannot do what you think you cannot”

Source : Ben Stein (2010). “How Successful People Win: Using Bunkhouse Logic to Get What You Want in Life”, p.62, ReadHowYouWant.com

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