Mick Mooney

Storyteller | Trust yourself; know your values; carve out your own path

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Better to fail with no regrets than to succeed filled with them.

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Your heart will never lead you astray. That doesn't mean it will lead you to success. It means wherever it leads you, looking back, you'll have no regrets.

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The more courageous the big dream is, the more consistent the daily steps toward it must be. Dream in decades, act in days.

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Happy new year all!

This year, I'm releasing A LOT of new novels, so look out!

Have a great 2023!

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The point of faith is not to escape our lives but to discover the clarity and find the courage to truly live them.

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Life is understood when we stop breaking it down to numbers, measurements, proofs and analysis. Everything worth knowing is part of an ocean of mystery; the truth is anchored at a depth no one can reach by the strength of their will and intellect.

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Jesus' parable of the prodigal son was offensive to the Pharisees, not because the son rejected the father and went his own way, but because when he returned he was welcomed with great joy by the father, without a word of judgment. Straight back in as a son, no questions asked.

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Don't fear failure. Fear never failing. The only true failure in life is the failure to act; everything else is feedback and progress.

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Some people say love hurts, but this is also not true. Betrayal hurts. Selfishness hurts. Hatred hurts. All these things can hurt someone in the midst of them loving others, but don't confuse them with your definition of love.

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Life is made up of cycles. Every day the sun sets and next day it rises. Every year comes to an end and the next one begins. To embrace the new, we must let go of the old.

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There are no writers, only people who write. No actors, only people who act. No teachers, only people who teach. This is true for all vocations. We are more than our action. Our identity is about the whole, not the parts. Remember that you are the indescribable, never the titles.

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Masterpieces sometimes take a lifetime to write, just like life. Failed seasons are all part of the eventual success of the whole. Your life can’t be understood at the halfway mark. The story of your life must be finished. Keep writing it with every brave decision to keep going.

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The closest thing we have to magic in this world is gratitude. Need a miracle, an increase in your feelings, your circumstances, your relationships, your environment Increase your gratitude. It's a divine recipe for transformation.

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If we are willing to embrace life as it is--not chasing after perfection, but rather, participating within the reality of an imperfect life--we soon find something within that imperfection we never expected to find there.

We find God there.

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You are in the moment. Right now.

Right in this precious moment, there you are, with time, with a dream, with a purpose and a path waiting to be carved out.

The past is not your place. The future is not your place. It's this present precious moment! This moment is your place!

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God is not far from any of us. In fact, he's just next door. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.

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There are two sides to reality. Don't just see the one and ignore the other. Accept the challenges are there, but also acknowledge the magic of life, the wonder, is also present.

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We all must come to understand what we believe but we don't do that so we can spend the rest of our days debating and discussing it. Rather our goal must be to move forward and live it. That's the point. Don't get stuck in Theologian Never Never Land. Keep going. Life awaits you.

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Wherever you are on your journey, I hope you never forget—you are a hero. In the deepest valley, look to the heavens and know that the world is waiting to celebrate your eventual victory.

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When your heart whispers, listen. When it calls, find your courage and follow.