--- title: "1 Fool me once Quotes By Eric Pepin" description: "1 Fool me once quotes by Eric Pepin. Plus more from Eric Pepin and more Fool me once sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1a/eric-pepin-41837_deep-soul_sometimes-your-ego-and-your-inner-mind-s_3017004.jpg" --- > [“Sometimes your ego and your inner mind say, “Well, if I let it go, what’s going to prevent them from hurting me again? I am opening myself up and making myself vulnerable. They will take advantage of me.” No one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pepin/sometimes-your-ego-and-your-inner-mind-say-well-if-i-let-it-go-what-s/) [Eric Pepin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pepin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1a/eric-pepin-41837_deep-soul_sometimes-your-ego-and-your-inner-mind-s_3017004.jpg) ## More by Eric Pepin > [“Reverse your way of thinking and examine what’s going on in your thoughts. You need to understand why you’re making the choices that you’re…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pepin/reverse-your-way-of-thinking-and-examine-what-s-going-on-in-your/) [Eric Pepin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pepin/) > [“Now, it’s always easier to do something negative than it is to do something positive. That’s because negativity is driven by instinct. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pepin/now-it-s-always-easier-to-do-something-negative-than-it-is-to-do/) [Eric Pepin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pepin/) > [“You have to understand your errors and give yourself permission to be forgiven. Now that may sound self-righteous, but I don’t think another person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pepin/you-have-to-understand-your-errors-and-give-yourself-permission-to-be/) [Eric Pepin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pepin/) > [You should never, ever forget that you have to build your life around your spirituality, not your spirituality around your life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pepin/you-should-never-ever-forget-that-you-have-to-build-your-life-around/) [Eric Pepin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pepin/) > [“The very nature of awakening makes it impossible to anticipate what it will be like.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pepin/the-very-nature-of-awakening-makes-it-impossible-to-anticipate-what/) [Eric Pepin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pepin/) > [“You make a connection with every single person you meet in your life. Being intimate with someone creates a very powerful connection.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pepin/you-make-a-connection-with-every-single-person-you-meet-in-your-life/) [Eric Pepin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pepin/) > [“Thought is a living thing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pepin/thought-is-a-living-thing/) [Eric Pepin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pepin/) > [“Sometimes your ego and your inner mind say, “Well, if I let it go, what’s going to prevent them from hurting me again? I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pepin/sometimes-your-ego-and-your-inner-mind-say-well-if-i-let-it-go-what-s/) [Eric Pepin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pepin/) > [“Selflessness is not about being aware of how you’re affected by thought. It’s how you affect someone else by the choices that you make.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pepin/selflessness-is-not-about-being-aware-of-how-you-re-affected-by/) [Eric Pepin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pepin/) > [“You learn, with Surrender, that even those negative events in your life are experiences to learn from. They are not who you really are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-pepin/you-learn-with-surrender-that-even-those-negative-events-in-your-life/) [Eric Pepin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-pepin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fool-me-once/eric-pepin/#itemlist", "name": "1 Fool me once Quotes By Eric Pepin", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Sometimes your ego and your inner mind say, “Well, if I let it go, what’s going to prevent them from hurting me again? 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