Thanks to a Facebook friend for these. — MCM

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Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life, the idea came to him of what he called “the love of your fate.” Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, “It may look like a wreck, but go at it as if it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment — not discouragement — you will find the strength. Any disaster you can survive improves your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege! This is when the spontaneity of your  own nature will have a chance to flow.” — Joseph Campbell

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The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. — Friedrich Nietzsche