An affirmation for the warrior who rests

The promise of power
is the promise always kept.

The promise of power
is made to the warrior who rests.

All things come
to the warrior who rests.

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I am the warrior who rests.
I am the warrior impeccable.

I am the warrior who rests.
I am the warrior empowered.

I am the warrior who rests.
I am the warrior proactive.

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I am the warrior who rests.
I have learned to protect myself.

I am the warrior who rests.
I have learned to nurture myself.

I am the warrior who rests.
I have learned to love myself.

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I am the warrior who rests.
I am the warrior who breathes deeply.

I am the warrior who rests.
I am the warrior who sees clearly.

I am the warrior who rests.
I am the warrior who chooses well.

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I am the warrior who rests.
I have learned to conserve my own energy.

I am the warrior who rests.
I have learned to be in touch with my own strength.

I am the warrior who rests.
I have learned to direct my life with my intuition and my intent.

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I am the warrior who rests.
I have balanced sobriety and abandon.

I am the warrior who rests.
I have shattered the mirror of my own self-reflection.

I am the warrior who rests.
I have transformed my own facade.

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I am the warrior who rests.
I have prepared myself for dreaming.

I am the warrior who rests.
I have joyfully walked my personal path with heart.

I am the warrior who rests.
I have found peace in my creative victory,
a victory without glory or reward.

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I am the warrior who rests.
I have learned the gentle art of letting go.

I am the warrior who rests.
I have learned there is no substitute for resting.

I am the warrior who rests.
I have learned that resting is the key to my unlimited potential.

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All things come
to the warrior who rests.

And all things become nothing
for the warrior who waits.

The promise of power
is the promise always kept.

(from the Promise of Power - Reflections on the Toltec Warriors' Dialogue from the collected works of Carlos Casteneda - By Tomas)