The Spiritual Secret Hidden Inside Everyday Words
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Some commonly used terms in our vocabulary have a deeper, more profound meaning that calls to us from within. While we might not realize the magnitude of our word choice in the heat of the moment, that shouldn't dim their light. Read on to discover how a variety of thought leaders describe them in their own words.
Prayer
Source: Young India, by Mahatma Gandhi
"A longing of the soul. It is a daily admission of one's weakness." — Mahatma Gandhi
Meditate
Source: Home: Where Everyone Is Welcome, by Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal, and Paul Avgerinos
"To go home to yourself." —Thich Nhat Hanh
Tomorrow
Source: Pray Me Stay Eager, by Ellen Dore Watson
"The place we put what we're afraid of." —Ellen Doré Watson
Desire
Source: The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, by Eric Jorgenson
"A contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want." —Naval Ravikant
Choices
Source: NPR
"Precious opportunities for us to celebrate what is special about the human condition…that we have the power to create reasons for ourselves to become the distinctive people what we are." —Ruth Chang
Belief
Source: Everything We Always Knew Was True, by James Galvin
"The opposite of knowing." —James Galvin
Question
Source: DailyGood.org
"A good question is a preventative against sleepwalking, a way to keep present the awakening question that's under all other questions: 'What else, what more?'" —Jane Hirshfield
Maybe
Source: The Gift of Maybe: Finding Hope and Possibility in Uncertain Times, by Allison Carmen
"Maybe is a connector to lead us away from our fearful thoughts and toward an open field of hope and possibility." —Allison Carmen
Stress
Source: Oprah Winfrey and Eckhart Tolle
"When we wish things were the way they aren't." —Oprah Winfrey and Eckhart Tolle
Survival
Source: Lost and Found, by Sarah Jakes
"When 'you do what you can with what you have left.'" —Sarah Jakes
Happiness
Source: Mahatma Gandhi
"When what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." —Mahatma Gandhi
Despair
Source: Rob Bell, Oprah's The Life You Want Weekend Tour
"The belief that tomorrow will be just like today." —Rob Bell
Confidence
Source: The Confidence Code, by Katty Kay, Claire Shipman
"A belief you can accomplish a task you want to accomplish." —Christy Glass
Clutter
Source: Peter Walsh, Oprah's The Life You Want Weekend Tour
"Anything that stands between you and the life you want to be living." —Peter Walsh
Your Gift
Source: Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, by Steve Harvey
"The thing you do the absolute best with the least amount of effort." —Steve Harvey
Meditation
Source: Mark Nepo, Oprah's The Life You Want Weekend Tour
"When we're more present to what we're doing than what we're producing." —Mark Nepo
God
Source: Elizabeth Gilbert, Oprah's The Life You Want Weekend Tour
"Whatever lifts your head out of the dirt." —Elizabeth Gilbert
Courage
Source: Iyanla Vanzant, Oprah's The Life You Want Weekend Tour
"Doing what you need to do before you're forced to do it." —Iyanla Vanzant
Hopeful
Source: Making Hope Happen, by Shane J. Lopez, PhD
"Thinking 'that the future will be better and that you will have a role in making it so.'" —Shane J. Lopez
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