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The way we see the world determines the way we live our lives

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World, Way, Determine

Matthew Kelly (2012). “The Four Signs of A Dynamic Catholic: How Engaging 1% of Catholics Could Change the World”, p.48, BookBaby

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The challenge life presents to each of us is to become truly ourselves--not the self we have imagined or fantasized about, not the self that our friends want us to be, not the self our ego would have us be, but the self God has ordained us to be from before we were in our mother's womb.

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Mother, Self, Ego

Matthew Kelly (2002). “Rediscover Catholicism: A Spiritual Guide to Living with Passion & Purpose”, p.63, BookBaby

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Our culture places a very high premium on self-expression, but is relatively disinterested in producing "selves" that are worth expressing.

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Self, Expression, Culture

Matthew Kelly (2003). “Rediscovering Catholicism: Journeying Toward Our Spiritual North Star”, p.18, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing

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Every journey to something is a journey away from something

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Journey

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Your character is your destiny. Building character is a task for the brave and dedicated. There are no shortcuts when it comes to building character. If you wish to cure minimalism in your own life, to develop a complete commitment to excellence and an absolute rejection of mediocrity, the question you need to start asking yourself is, "What is the most I can do?"

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Character, Commitment, Destiny

Matthew Kelly (2004). “The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose”, p.108, Simon and Schuster

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Never believe a promise from a man or woman who has no discipline. They have broken a thousand promises to themselves, and they break their promise for you.

Matthew Kelly

Believe, Men, Discipline

Matthew Kelly (2015). “The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Loved”, p.38, BookBaby

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Our lives change when our habits change.

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Life Changing, Habit, Our Lives

Matthew Kelly (2003). “Rediscovering Catholicism: Journeying Toward Our Spiritual North Star”, p.130, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing

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When you voice your disagreement, begin by talking about what you have in common with the person you are arguing with. Too often we rush to judgment, race to argue, and overlook all the common ground we share.

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Race, Talking, Voice

Matthew Kelly (2015). “Perfectly Yourself: 9 Lessons for Enduring Happiness”, p.160, BookBaby

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Love is a choice, love is an act of will, you can choose to love.

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Love Is, Choices

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God does not want to control you, or stifle you, or manipulate you, or force you to do anything you don't want to do. Quite the opposite. God will let you do whatever you want to do, whenever you want to do it, with whomever you want to do it, and as often as you want to do it. When was the last time God stopped you from doing anything?

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Opposites, Doe, Want

Matthew Kelly (2015). “The Rhythm of Life: Living Everyday With Passion and Purpose”, p.33, BookBaby

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Catholicism is not a lifeless set of rules and regulations. Catholicism is a lifestyle. Catholicism is a way of life designed by God to help you become all you can be.

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Rules And Regulations, Way, Helping

Matthew Kelly (2003). “Rediscovering Catholicism: Journeying Toward Our Spiritual North Star”, p.148, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing

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A great purposelessness has descended upon modern civilizations. People at large have lost any sense of the meaning and purpose of life; and without an understanding of our own purpose, there can be no true commitment. Whether that commitment is to marriage, family, study, work, God, relationships, or the simple resolutions of our lives, it will be almost impossible to fulfill without a clear and practical understanding of our purpose. Commitment and purpose go hand in hand.

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Commitment, Simple, Hands

Matthew Kelly (2015). “The Rhythm of Life: Living Everyday With Passion and Purpose”, p.27, BookBaby

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We are not here to solve the problems; the problems are here to solve us.

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Problem, Solve

Matthew Kelly (2002). “Rediscover Catholicism: A Spiritual Guide to Living with Passion & Purpose”, p.44, BookBaby

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More people have access to education today than ever before. But I cannot help but feel that the modern educational experience is not preparing us adequately to attend the rich banquet of life. Certainly the young people of today have mastered the use of technology and are capable of solving complex scientific and mathematical problems, but who and what do these serve if they cannot think for themselves? If they have no understanding of the meaning and purpose of their own lives? If they do not know who they are as individuals?

Matthew Kelly

Education, Technology, Thinking

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In fact, the more each person can remove his or her ego from the discussion and focus on the subject matter, the more fruitful the conversation will be for all involved.

Matthew Kelly

Focus, Ego, Matter

Matthew Kelly (2005). “The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Loved”, p.157, Simon and Schuster

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When you stand still, you reject the struggle, and you refuse to change and grow. Ultimately, you reject fulfillment, happiness, the dance for joy and everything else that is eternally good.

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Struggle, Joy, Fulfillment

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God of hope, I look to you with an open heart and yearning spirit. During this Advent season, I will keep alert and awake, listening for your word and keeping to your precepts. My hope is in you.

Matthew Kelly

Christmas, Heart, Listening

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Prayer is like a great love. When you start dating the silence can be awkward, but as you grow to know each other you can sit in silence for hours and just being with each other is a great comfort.

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Prayer, Great Love, Dating

Matthew Kelly (2015). “The Rhythm of Life: Living Everyday With Passion and Purpose”, p.158, BookBaby

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Let your life be guided by greatness

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Greatness, Life Is

Matthew Kelly (2015). “The Rhythm of Life: Living Everyday With Passion and Purpose”, p.6, BookBaby

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Discipline is the path to happiness.

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Discipline, Path

Matthew Kelly (2002). “Rediscover Catholicism: A Spiritual Guide to Living with Passion & Purpose”, p.195, BookBaby

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Your weaknesses are the key to the unimaginable bigger future that God has envisioned for you. Your strengths are probably already bearing all the fruit they can. They will continue to bear those good fruits in your life, but at some point they will begin to plateau. Your richer, more abundant future is intimately linked to your weaknesses.

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Keys, Weakness, Fruit

Matthew Kelly (2002). “Rediscover Catholicism: A Spiritual Guide to Living with Passion & Purpose”, p.118, BookBaby

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Work-life balance was a mistake from the start. Because we don't really want balance. We want satisfaction.

Matthew Kelly

Mistake, Balance, Want

Matthew Kelly (2011). “Off Balance: Getting Beyond the Work-Life Balance Myth to Personal and Professional Satisfact ion”, Penguin

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The measure of your life will be the measure of your courage.

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Matthew Kelly (2015). “The Rhythm of Life: Living Everyday With Passion and Purpose”, p.245, BookBaby

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Striving humbly but heroically to live by what is good, true, and noble in the midst of - and in spite of - the modern climate.

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Noble, Climate, Modern

Matthew Kelly (2003). “Rediscovering Catholicism: Journeying Toward Our Spiritual North Star”, p.11, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing

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The message delivered with unrelenting enthusiasm by our culture is, 'You can be happy without discipline. Do whatever you feel like doing and you will be happy!' While the Church says, 'You cannot be happy without discipline In fact, discipline is the path to happiness!'

Matthew Kelly

Discipline, Church, Culture

Matthew Kelly (2002). “Rediscover Catholicism: A Spiritual Guide to Living with Passion & Purpose”, p.195, BookBaby

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