{"id":900,"date":"2010-09-24T07:16:12","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T07:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/09\/7-quotes-the-essence-of-being.html"},"modified":"2010-09-24T07:16:12","modified_gmt":"2010-09-24T07:16:12","slug":"7-quotes-the-essence-of-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/09\/7-quotes-the-essence-of-being.html","title":{"rendered":"7 Quotes: The Essence of Being Human"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what you need to know about the essence of being human.  You are important.  You are valuable.  Your core self is unique and fundamentally right and whole and complete.  Complete in the sense that you arrive into this world &#8216;fully loaded,&#8217; fully equipped with what you need.   There is nothing &#8216;only&#8217; about you!<br \/>\nOver time, our magnificent internal core has a tendency to get covered up by the external, i.e. mistakes, criticism, material goods (too many goods; too little goods), belief systems, poor habits, chocolate stains?<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve gathered some amazing quotes that speak to your human worth.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n&#8220;You&#8217;re as good as anybody.&#8221; ~ Spoken to Martin Luther King by his father.<br \/>\n&#8220;All men are alike when asleep.&#8221; ~ Aristotle<br \/>\n&#8220;We need to see ourselves as basic miracles.&#8221; ~ Virginia Satir<br \/>\n&#8220;Letting circumstances or others determine worth gives them inappropriate control and power.&#8221; ~ Anonymous<br \/>\n&#8220;We are all basically the same human beings, who seek happiness and try to avoid suffering. Everybody is my peer group. Your feeling &#8220;I am of no value&#8221; is wrong.  Absolutely wrong.&#8221; ~ The Dalai Lama<br \/>\n&#8220;We are equal inhabitants of a paradise of individuals in which everybody has the right to be understood.&#8221; ~ Richard Rorty<br \/>\n&#8220;Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.&#8221;  ~ Albert Camus<\/div>\n<p>Spread the word &#8230; NOT the icing!<br \/>\nJanice<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n<em>Curious about coaching?<\/em>  Janice Taylor can help you live your best life! <a href=\"mailto:janice@ourladyofweightloss.com\">Write Janice<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Follow Janice on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/OurLady\">Twitter<\/a> and\/or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/home.php#\/profile.php?sid=d82081eb96fa8033ec096ad6ccfd2b0a&amp;id=557881698&amp;hiq=janice%2Ctaylor\">Facebook<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p>Join the <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/kick_in_the_tush_club\"><strong>Our Lady of Weight Loss&#8217;s Kick in the Tush Club<\/strong><\/a>: <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beliefnet\" title=\"Beliefnet\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Beliefnet<\/a> Chapter.<\/p>\n<p>Visit:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\">www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what you need to know about the essence of being human. 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