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“Stop trying to do things that will make you happy. Happiness is a state of mind; because otherwise, you are a slave to circumstance.”

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Author:Frederick Lenz

“Practice smiling for five minutes. Stop trying to meditate. Just smile. Let your smile get bigger and bigger. Oh, you're unhappy, you're miserable, nothing is working in life, it doesn't matter. Smile anyway.”

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Author:Frederick Lenz

“Stop trying to write sentences and start trying to write stories.”

Writing Trying Stories Sentences Stop Trying

Author:James Patterson

“The fact is, Scripture is filled with divine actions that don't fit our human standards of logic or morality. But they don't need to, because we are the clay and He is the Potter. We need to stop trying to domesticate God or confine Him to tidy categories and compartments that reflect our human sentiments rather than His inexplicable ways.”

Source: Erasing Hell: What God Said about Eternity, and the Things We've Made Up

“Defeat only happens when you make the decision to stop trying. Because determination works. Steady forward motion, even if it's just a step per week, gets you there. So keep moving, even if it's only a little some weeks.”

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Author:Ken Evoy

“Stop trying to be different. Just do what you are good at, and work really hard. You have to work hard to be chaos.”

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Author:Frederick Lenz

“We can't stop trying til we break up our minds, til the sun drips blood on the seedy young knight.”

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Author:David Bowie

“When you know something or someone in your life is unhealthy or unproductive, that you have grown beyond where they are and where they want to keep you, you must let go. If you tell yourself you do not see it when you do, or if you tell yourself it will get better, you are not being honest with yourself. Stop trying to fix things or change things. Simply let go.”

Ifs Knows Want Trying Life Is Honest Letting Go Being Honest Get Better Unhealthy Stop Trying Honest With Yourself Unproductive Be Honest With Yourself

Author:Iyanla Vanzant