"Becoming aware is about being responsible for your own life.
You are not responsible for what is happening in the world.
You are responsible for yourself.
You didn't make the world the way it is; the world was already the way it is before you were born.
You didn't come here with a great mission to save the world, to change the society, but surely you come with a big mission, an important mission.
The real mission you have in life is to make yourself happy, and in order to be happy, you have to look at what you believe, the way you judge yourself, the way you victimize yourself."
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"Everyone has a price; and Life respects that price.
But that price is not measured in dollars or in gold; it is measured in love.
More than that, it is measured in self-love.
How much you love yourself - that is your price - and Life respects the price.
When you love yourself, your price is very high, which means your tolerance for self-abuse is very low.
It's very low because you respect yourself.
You like yourself the way you are, and this makes your price higher.
If you don't like things about yourself, the price is a little lower."
- The Mastery of Love -
- Don Miguel Ruiz -
