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In our lives, we can either be a reflection of the world around us . . . or a beam that enlightens the lives of others.

Bill Crawford

Fear of feeling bad rarely makes one feel good.
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Bad Fear Feel Feelings Good
When dealing with problems, seek not to “change” some aspect of your life but instead, choose who you want to become as a path to what you want. Transformation and healing then take place as a process of becoming versus avoiding.
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Healing Path Want
But if your work is your art, a personal reflection of who you are, the only person who can do that better than you, is a future you.
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Art Better Future Persons Reflection
Nothing is meaningless it’s how we assign meaning to the past that determines how we experience the present, and future.
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Determined Meaningless Past
Freedom isn’t about having permission to do whatever we want… it’s about having the courage to do whatever fills our life with meaning.
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Our Lives Permission Want
A process for discernment: God is my ultimate source of truth and wisdom, and dwells forever at the center of my being. Therefore, any thought, emotion, or action that takes me further from my center can be neither truthful, nor wise.
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Action Forever Wise
Selfish is caring for ourselves at others’ expense … Self-care is taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for others.
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Care Caring Selfish
Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control.
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Highest Important Purpose Sometimes
To find the true cause of how you think and feel, find the ‘sponsoring thought’ that created the interpretation that created your experience of life.
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Causes Interpretation Thinking
True ‘magic’ is simply the ability to transcend what seems to be and, thus, transform one’s experience. Maybe we could all use a little ‘Harry Potter’ in our lives.
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Magic Potters Use
The true measure of our belief in the validity of our values is our willingness to act upon them.
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Belief Validity Willingness
Regardless of what is being discussed . . . the issue is never more important than the quality of the interaction.
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Important Issues Quality
People have the absolute right to be just as unhappy and miserable as they want to be.
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Miserable People Unhappy Want
Creating a meaningful life has less to do with how we feel about our past than what we do about our future.
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Creating Meaningful Past
The most powerful times in our lives can be the time between times, or life’s transitions that give us the opportunity to choose.
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Giving Opportunity Powerful
Stress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.
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Belief Stress Worry

In our lives, we can either be a reflection of the world around us . . . or a beam that enlightens the lives of others.

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In our lives, we can either be a reflection of the world around us . . . or a beam that enlightens the lives of others.

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