Have you ever had an epiphany? One of those “a-ha” moments where something just clicks for you? Maybe it’s something you’ve been struggling with for a long time, or maybe it was a piece of advice you learned from a friend. Whatever the source of our insight, it’s these moments that bring us to a deeper understanding of our world. The better understanding we have of life, the more we live in the truth.

Below are 33 of the most powerful lessons in my life. I encourage you to share yours with us by leaving a comment below.

1. Often those who aren’t the easiest to love are the ones who need it the most.
2. Seeing children play can make even the bluest day brighter.
3. Money is not the root of all evil, fear is.
4. The secret to happiness is the acceptance of yourself.
5. Happiness is not based on external status, it is an internal state.
6. Money can’t make me happy, but self-sufficiency gives me the freedom to share myself creatively, without worrying about how I’m going to pay the bills.
7. Every man has a right to choose his own destiny.
8. The path is the way.
9. Coming is going, going is coming.
10. The hardest is found in the easiest.
11. Heaven and hell exist here and now, within your own mind.
12. Life is the largest stage.
13. Music is one of the most supreme expressions of life. It is art in it’s most transitory form. It is gone within an instant, and therefore, extremely precious.
14. Follow your gut, you’ll thank yourself later.
15. Remember what your mother taught you, it came from the most sacred place of love that exists.
16. Never let an argument last, never hold a grudge, it will make your heart heavy.
17. Forgive those that have yet to do you wrong, and you won’t have to worry about it should the time come.
18. Be grateful for this moment, it is all there is.
19. The source of most of your frustrations and anxiety are the result of living in the future, or the past.
20. Spend time alone with yourself every day.
21. Always go with yourself, never against yourself.
22. You have to be your own best friend.
23. If you don’t like what someone else says to you, you can walk away. But if you don’t like what you say to yourself, you can’t walk away. Therefore, if you’re going to be with yourself all the time, you might as well be nice to yourself.
24. The truth shall indeed set you free.
25. Lies only exist if we believe in them.
26. Even the most fundamental beliefs about reality are not true in themselves. Our thinking makes them true in our experience.
27. Your thoughts create reality.
28. The biggest lie is the lie of your imperfection.
29. Being kind is more important than being right.
30. Your heart is your best compass.
31. Cherish those that you love, you never know if you’ll see them again.
32. Your beliefs are a filter for your reality.
33. Love is the supreme expression of life, it is the essence and ground of all creation.

The sequel to the first “33”

1. Believing in yourself is the greatest gift you can give yourself.
2. Your friends can be an elevator, or a cage.
3. The best investment you can make, is in yourself.
4. Suffering is the result of unfulfilled expectations.
5. Intentions are like seeds in our consciousness, with water and nurture, they will flower into existence. What thoughts, what seeds, are you nurturing?
6. What you feel is always right, however, the root of those feelings may be based on lies.
7. The meaning of life is not found in something other than life.
8. Your level of happiness is largely related to your level of intimacy with nature.
9. Life is dreaming with the brain awake.
10. Creatively expressing yourself is like making love to the universe.
11. Everything is a game, or a dance, life is the ultimate game, the ultimate dance.
12. Time is a real illusion.
13. When beauty is seen as beauty, there is ugliness.
14. When the mind is clear, a dark room has its blue sky.
15. Sometimes the best answer is silence.
16. We are not our bodies, we identify ourselves with our bodies, but in reality, we are the energy that moves through them.
17. When tired, sleep, when hungry, eat.
18. Division is only found in the mind, it is not present in reality.
19. Love and compassion can heal the deepest wounds.
20. An eye for an eye makes us all blind.
21. The greatest gift you can give someone is your time.
22. Practice makes the master, we are creatures of habit.
23. If you want to receive, give.
24. In life we have control over two things, what we think, and what we say.
25. Your perception of others is a reflection of your own reality.
26. If you believe you can, you can, if you believe you cannot, you cannot.
27. When you are true to yourself in all your actions, your life takes on a whole new level of joy you never thought possible.
28. Devotion is the supreme symbol of love.
29. Life’s worth is not defined by external success, but by your collection of experiences.
30. Everyone is an divine artist, writing their own story each day, choose to write your story with love.
31. The meaning of life is found in the present, it is found now.
32. Sometimes your joy comes from your smile.
33. Imagine how our lives could change if with every action we simply asked ourselves “is this what I want?”

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