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Jean Houston PhD: 3 Keys to Living the Life You Want
By Jean Houston — 2017
As I travel around the globe speaking and training, I have consistently found that most people ask me the same question, “How do I discover my purpose in life?”
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Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.
