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> # When you focus on bigger things...Bigger than you and your life, you can find peace!

[Angelina Jolie](https://quotesby.net/Angelina-Jolie)\#34

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## About this quote

What does it mean?Shifting focus from self to something larger brings inner peace.In plain termsLooking beyond your own life helps you find calm.What can you take from it?Find peace by serving something bigger.

### Where it applies

- identity crises
- grief
- career stress

### Putting it to work

- volunteer
- mentor others
- join a cause

### Questions to consider

- What causes give you purpose?
- How does self-focus affect your peace?

### Another view

Neglecting personal needs while serving others leads to burnout.

## More from Angelina Jolie

1. > When I met Billy, I met him in an elevator... And he said 'Hi.' And then walked out and I walked smack into the wall actually, I really did.

[Permalink to quote \#33](https://quotesby.net/Angelina-Jolie/33/ "Permalink to quote 33")
2. > When your world falls apart or you're feeling depressed, you pick yourself up and smile so they won't worry.

[Permalink to quote \#35](https://quotesby.net/Angelina-Jolie/35/ "Permalink to quote 35")
3. > There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate life now.

[Permalink to quote \#32](https://quotesby.net/Angelina-Jolie/32/ "Permalink to quote 32")

## Related quotes

1. > A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.

[Albert Einstein](https://quotesby.net/Albert-Einstein)[Albert Einstein quote \#172](https://quotesby.net/Albert-Einstein/172/ "Permalink to quote 172")
2. > If life isn't about human beings and living in harmony, then I don't know what it's about.

[Orlando Bloom](https://quotesby.net/Orlando-Bloom)[Orlando Bloom quote \#4](https://quotesby.net/Orlando-Bloom/4/ "Permalink to quote 4")
3. > We are here to add what we can to, not to get what we can from, Life.

[William Osler](https://quotesby.net/William-Osler)[William Osler quote \#5](https://quotesby.net/William-Osler/5/ "Permalink to quote 5")

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