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Category: Laurie Buchanan

Laurie Buchanan

Don’t allow yourself to be held hostage by the opinion of others.

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Laurie Buchanan

Regardless of the religious tradition, spiritual path, or personal perspective we choose to embrace, the potential exists for it to encourage and uplift every aspect of our being and to affect the types of goals we may choose to set for ourselves.

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Laurie Buchanan

Oftentimes we feel like we can’t say no, but YOU’LL LOWER YOUR STRESS BY NOT SAYING YES all of the time.

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Laurie Buchanan

Never underestimate the influence you have on others.

Laurie Buchanan

Alchemy is the process of changing lead into gold. Inner alchemy (personal transformation) occurs when we clear our clutter—internal and external—and let go of things that no longer serve us well. This creates balance and space, a place that nurtures contentment, which I believe is true success.

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Laurie Buchanan

Birth is not a beginning; it’s a continuation. That lends tremendous comfort because we then understand that, equally true, death is not an end; it’s merely a continuation.

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Laurie Buchanan

Life is about showing up, so is writing. That’s why I sit at my desk every day and dance my fingers across the keyboard

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Laurie Buchanan

Writers are the wind that sail words across the page.

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Laurie Buchanan

My mother, Delle Hunter, was a physically small woman, yet she was the biggest person I’ve ever known. She had total focus, an attribute that deeply impressed me. She taught me by example that how we live impacts how we die. She lived a life of courage, beauty, and integrity; she died in the same manner.

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Laurie Buchanan

We may never pick up a paintbrush or sculpt a masterpiece, but each one of us—without exception—is an artist in our own way.

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Laurie Buchanan

Each of us has an undeniable responsibility to ourself and the rest of the world to be our personal best on any given day.

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Laurie Buchanan

Enlightenment is recognizing that we are all connected, then consciously living that realization—our thoughts, words, and actions an unshakable reflection of that understanding.