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title: "11 May Quotes By Shakti Gawain"
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> [May you be blessed with everything your heart desires.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/may-you-be-blessed-with-everything-your-heart-desires/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

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> [Following our inner guidance may feel risky and frightening at first, because we are no longer playing it safe, doing what we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/following-our-inner-guidance-may-feel-risky-and-frightening-at-first/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

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> [Whatever our individual troubles and challenges may be, it’s important to pause every now and then to appreciate all that we have,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/whatever-our-individual-troubles-and-challenges-may-be-it-s-important-2/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

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> [We may overcompensate for our feelings of powerlessness by attempting to control and manipulate other people and our environment. Or we may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/we-may-overcompensate-for-our-feelings-of-powerlessness-by-attempting/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

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> [One of the reasons there may be a trend toward moving out of the cities, again, it may be conscious or it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/one-of-the-reasons-there-may-be-a-trend-toward-moving-out-of-the/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

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> [Work and play can be the same. When you are following your energy and doing what you want to do all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/work-and-play-can-be-the-same-when-you-are-following-your-energy-and/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

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> [Our negative thoughts are valuable messages to us about our deeper fears and negative attitudes. These usually are so basic to our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/our-negative-thoughts-are-valuable-messages-to-us-about-our-deeper/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

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> [If you are always waiting to be, do, or have what you want, your energy becomes blocked. Your body may reflect this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/if-you-are-always-waiting-to-be-do-or-have-what-you-want-your-energy/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

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> [If you are feeling tired or ill, rest. Your body will always want rest and ease if it's sick. When you become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/if-you-are-feeling-tired-or-ill-rest-your-body-will-always-want-rest/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

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> [The way to a beautiful, strong, healthy body is to start by trusting yourself right now. Let go of the struggle and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/the-way-to-a-beautiful-strong-healthy-body-is-to-start-by-trusting/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

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> [If you are trying to appear calm and collected on the outside when actually you are feeling upset and angry, your children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/if-you-are-trying-to-appear-calm-and-collected-on-the-outside-when/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

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## Other authors on May

## More by Shakti Gawain

> [Assertiveness is not what you do, it's who you are!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/assertiveness-is-not-what-you-do-it-s-who-you-are/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

> [Practice following your intuition in everyday things, trusting your gut feelings moment by moment and acting on them as best you can. As you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/practice-following-your-intuition-in-everyday-things-trusting-your/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

> [Many times people can access that being stage more fully and more easily if at first you are actually doing something. If you run,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/many-times-people-can-access-that-being-stage-more-fully-and-more/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

> [Our life is a reflection of what we believe we deserve. As we deepen our acceptance of and open ourselves to the Infinite love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/our-life-is-a-reflection-of-what-we-believe-we-deserve-as-we-deepen/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

> [An affirmation is a strong, positive statement that something is already so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/an-affirmation-is-a-strong-positive-statement-that-something-is/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

> [When you truly give up trying to be whole through others, you end up receiving what you always wanted from others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/when-you-truly-give-up-trying-to-be-whole-through-others-you-end-up/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

> [I believe that everybody needs to tell their story - to be heard, to be seen, to be acknowledged, to be understood. We all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/i-believe-that-everybody-needs-to-tell-their-story-to-be-heard-to-be/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

> [Receiving and giving are opposite energies that are inextricably linked together in the natural flow of life, like inhaling and exhaling. If one aspect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/receiving-and-giving-are-opposite-energies-that-are-inextricably/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

> [I do believe that one of the major ways that we're out of alignment with our souls is in our disconnect from nature. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/i-do-believe-that-one-of-the-major-ways-that-we-re-out-of-alignment/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

> [We shouldn't ignore any guidance that comes from the mind - we should listen to our minds AND balance mental messages with intuitive messages.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/we-shouldn-t-ignore-any-guidance-that-comes-from-the-mind-we-should/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

> [I think in the Western world we have gotten overly identified with doing, and we've kind of forgotten about the art of being. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/i-think-in-the-western-world-we-have-gotten-overly-identified-with/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

> [Imagining what you want as if it already exists opens the door to letting it happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/imagining-what-you-want-as-if-it-already-exists-opens-the-door-to/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

> [Most of us are in touch with our intuition whether we know it or not, but we're usually in the habit of doubting or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/most-of-us-are-in-touch-with-our-intuition-whether-we-know-it-or-not/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

> [Every time you don't follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/every-time-you-don-t-follow-your-inner-guidance-you-feel-a-loss-of/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

> [As we begin to love and appreciate ourselves as we are, our channels open and we access the infinite vitality of life force.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/as-we-begin-to-love-and-appreciate-ourselves-as-we-are-our-channels/)

[Shakti Gawain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakti-gawain/)

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