One key to successful relationships is learning to say “no” without guilt, so that you can say “yes” without resentment.
BILL CRAWFORDThe problem with righteous indignation is that even when you’re right, you’re still left feeling indignant.
More Bill Crawford Quotes
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Just because we have a thought, doesn’t mean it is a thought worth having.
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Many of us go from being taken care of as children to taking care of others as adults. Shouldn’t there be a time when we learn to take care of ourselves?
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The key to being with family is to engage with those we love in a way we would teach to those we love.
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Our past is not, as some fear, a series of events carved in stone that we must carry around for the rest of our lives… but a kaleidoscope of experiences that, when viewed through different lenses, can ‘color’ (change) how we see our present and future.
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Sometimes our ability to accept what we can’t change is tied to our willingness to change what we can.
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How do you keep people from jerking your chain? Don’t give your chain to jerks!
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Family is the place where acceptance and validation are most needed, but often the hardest to find.
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There are two ways to make someone important in our lives … we can either love them or hate them.
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The act of giving is simply a behavior, and the gift merely a symbol. It is the energy behind both that will determine their impact on our lives.
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We limit our success when we mistake the limits of our perception for reality.
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Trust is simply a set of expectations about the present and the future. The key is to ensure that these are chosen and evaluated based upon awareness versus fear.
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To spank or not to spank isn’t the question the question is whether whether we are teaching a quality we want our kids to have as adults?
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Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another’s state of mind.
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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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Diversity, or the state of being different, isn’t the same as inclusion. One is a description of what is, while the other describes a style of interaction essential to effective teams and organizations.
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