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I watched the effect of [br]my father’s love and humor,

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and how it altered [br]the world around me,

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and I thought: [br]"That’s something to do."

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"That’s something [br]worth my time."

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When I was about 28, after a decade[br]as a professional comedian,

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I realized one night in L.A.[br]that the purpose of my life

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had always been to free people [br]from concern, just like my dad.

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I did something that made people present [br]their best selves to me wherever I go.

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How will you serve the world?

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What do they need that [br]your talent can provide?

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That’s all you have [br]to figure out.

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I can tell you from experience the effect you have[br]on others is the most valuable currency there is.

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Because ultimately, [br]we’re not the avatars we create.

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We’re not the pictures[br]on the film stock.

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We are the light that shines through. [br]All else is just smoke and mirrors.

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Distracting, [br]but not truly compelling.

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That piece that we’re after lies[br]somewhere beyond personality.

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Beyond the perception of others,[br]beyond invention and disguise,

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even beyond [br]effort itself.

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You can join the game, fight the wars,[br]play with form all you want, but

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to find real peace [br]you have to let the armor go.

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Your need for acceptance can make [br]you invisible in this world.

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Don’t let anything stand in the way of the light [br]that shines through this form.

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Risk being seen [br]in all of your glory.

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I’ve often said that I wished people could realize [br]all their dreams and wealth and fame, and

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so that they could see that it’s not where [br]you’re going to find your sense of completion.

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Like many of you, I was concerned about going out[br]into the world and doing something bigger than myself,

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until someone smarter than myself made me[br]realize that there is nothing bigger than myself.

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Our eyes are not viewers, [br]they’re also projectors,

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that are running a second story over the picture[br]that we see in front of us all the time.

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Fear is writing that script, and the working[br]title is: "I’ll never be enough."

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I’m just making a conscious choice to perceive[br]challenges as something beneficial

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so that I can deal with them[br]in the most productive way.

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You’ll come up with your own style. [br]That’s part of the fun.

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Life doesn’t happen to you,[br]it happens for you.

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You will only ever have[br]two choices, love or fear.

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Choose love, and don’t ever let fear[br]turn you against your playful heart.

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All that will be left of you[br]is what was in your heart.

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My soul is not contained[br]within the limits of my body,

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my body Is contained within[br]the limitlessness of my soul.

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You can fail at [br]what you don’t want.

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So you might as well take [br]a chance on doing what you love.

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Relax, [br]and dream up a good life.

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You can spend your[br]whole life imagining ghosts,

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worrying about the pathway[br]to the future,

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but all there will ever be[br]is what’s happening here

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and the decisions we make in this moment,[br]which are based in either love or fear.

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So many of us choose our path [br]out of fear disguised as practicality.

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What we really want seems[br]impossibly out of reach

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and ridiculous to expect so we never[br]dare to ask the universe for it.

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I’m saying: I’m the proof that [br]you can ask the universe for it.