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> [Your intuition will most likely push you gently toward taking some appropriate risks and trying new things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/your-intuition-will-most-likely-push-you-gently-toward-taking-some/)

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

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> [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/)

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> [Change happens not by trying to make yourself change, but by becoming conscious of what's not working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/change-happens-not-by-trying-to-make-yourself-change-but-by-becoming/)

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

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> [Evil (ignorance) is like a shadow-- it has no real substance of its own, it is simply a lack of light. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/evil-ignorance-is-like-a-shadow-it-has-no-real-substance-of-its-own/)

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

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> [We don't have in our culture a healthy understanding and respect for the value of Being, which is simply being present in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/we-don-t-have-in-our-culture-a-healthy-understanding-and-respect-for/)

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

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> [There is no separation between us and God-we are divine expressions of the creative principle...there can be no real lack or scarcity;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/there-is-no-separation-between-us-and-god-we-are-divine-expressions/)

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

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> [Eventually I lost interest in trying to control my life, to make things happen in a way that I thought I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/eventually-i-lost-interest-in-trying-to-control-my-life-to-make/)

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

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> [Beingness, doingness and havingness are like a triangle where each side supports the others. They are not in conflict with each other.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/beingness-doingness-and-havingness-are-like-a-triangle-where-each/)

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

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> [Be willing to take some risks in the areas of work and money. If we do only what we think we should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/be-willing-to-take-some-risks-in-the-areas-of-work-and-money-if-we-do/)

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

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> [As you learn to consciously observe the transformation process, you will watch yourself repeating a lot of old patterns long after you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakti-gawain/as-you-learn-to-consciously-observe-the-transformation-process-you/)

[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 Trying

## 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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