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The Power of Rituals

    There is a comfort in rituals, and rituals provide a framework for stability when you are trying to find answers. Deborah Norville   Ritual is the passage way of the soul into the Infinite. Algernon Blackwood   Ritual consists of the external practices of spirituality that help us become more receptive and aware of the closeness of our lives to the sacred. Ritual is the act of sanctifying action - even ordinary action - so that it has meaning. I can light a candle because I need the light or because the candle represents the light I need. Christina Baldwin   Your first ritual that you do during the day is the highest leveraged ritual, by far, because it has the effect of setting your mind, and setting the context, for the rest of your day. Eben Pagan   The preparation for the ritual is the ritual. Kate Green        
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Decide Anyway

    In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. Theodore Roosevelt   Each day you're presented with a choice. You can either keep your greatness hidden under a pile of fears, regrets, and excuses, or you can let it out. So the best way to begin unlocking inner greatness is to make a conscious choice to live out the rest of today, with the best you. Lewis Howes   Our destiny and ultimate fate depend upon our daily decisions. Tomorrow's joy or tomorrow's despair has its roots in decisions we make today. Those who stand at the threshold of life always waiting for the right time to change are like the man who stands at the bank of a river waiting for the water to pass so he can cross on dry land. Joseph B. Wirthlin   It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. Tony Robbins   To change a habit, make a cons...
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Choose to Be Punctual

  A man who has to be punctually at a certain place at five o'clock has the whole afternoon ruined for him already. Lin Yutang   Better three hours too soon than a minute too late. William Shakespeare   Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Lord Chesterfield    
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Revise and Rewrite

    Rewrite and revise. Do not be afraid to seize what you have and cut it to ribbons ... Good writing means good revising. William Strunk, Jr.   I like revising much, much better than getting down a first draft. The first draft is just getting the pieces to the puzzle. Then I get to put the puzzle together! Judy Blume   Our past is a novel that we are constantly revising. Eric G. Wilson   Most writers want to share their essay or book much too quickly. Those who accept the pain of hard work and revising are those who get published. Lee Gutkind   I think the hardest part of writing is revising. And by that I mean the following: A novelist has to create the piece of marble and then chip away to find the figure in it. Chaim Potok When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is going to hurt; revising a story down to the bare essentials is always a little like murdering c...
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