The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times.

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We virtually never feel our age, but thinking that we should can lead to disaster.

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Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone.

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I always felt that it was my job to try to help other people get it and deal with it.

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Seek art from every time and place, in any form, to connect with those who really move you.

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No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth.

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Caring for your inner child has a powerful and surprisingly quick result: Do it and the child heals.

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I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way.

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Every instance of heartbreak can teach us powerful lessons about creating the kind of love we really want.

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Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation.

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