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    Internal Balance and the Power Inside You

    by Faust Ruggiero, M.S. Jan 28, 2024 3 minutes
    Internal Balance and the Power Inside You, by Faust Ruggiero. Photograph of rocks balancing atop each other by Karsten Winegeart.
    Photograph by Karsten Winegeart

    Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

    Internal balance requires continuous awareness and intention, yet every step toward that end leads to greater love and fulfillment

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    Most of us strive to be happy loving people. Our tendency to look outside ourselves to find acceptance, safety, love, and completion can misdirect our energies, and have us searching for the pathway to meaning in our lives in places where it cannot exist. It is so important to understand that we were born with everything we need to be happy and complete

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