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.
BILL CRAWFORDCreating a meaningful life has less to do with how we feel about our past than what we do about our future.
More Bill Crawford Quotes
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Regardless of what is being discussed . . . the issue is never more important than the quality of the interaction.
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You can’t use anxiety to deal with your anxiety it only makes you more anxious.
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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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Holding on to painful images of the past in order to avoid painful experiences in the future serves only to color the present with pain.
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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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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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Change isn’t about what you are stopping… it’s about what you are starting.
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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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Many people would rather be certain of their worries and fears, than risk the uncertainty of hope and optimism.
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How do you keep people from jerking your chain? Don’t give your chain to jerks!
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Stress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.
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Fear of feeling bad rarely makes one feel good.
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Nothing destroys a relationship quicker than our fears of inadequacy and loss.
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It’s not simply what we feel, but what we feed, that determines what we do and how we live.
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We limit our success when we mistake the limits of our perception for reality.
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Never define people or situations in terms of their effect on you, unless you want to give them the power to make you feel that way.
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When stress and anxiety have your system stuck in a brainstem loop? Reboot. It’s I.T. for life!
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Regardless of the problem, as long as our solution requires someone else to change, we will never know the power and promise of self-determination.
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Leaders should interact with everyone in their organization as if the interaction is being recorded and will be used as a training film on how to treat colleagues, coworkers, and customers.
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You can’t ‘cope with’ change anymore than you can ‘manage’ stress.
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When faced with conflicting thoughts and emotions, we must decide what to trust, what we fear, or what we know. What’s important is that this decision be made by the knowledgeable versus the anxious part of who we are.
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People have the absolute right to be just as unhappy and miserable as they want to be.
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If you want to change your life, you must change your mind and change your brain? on purpose.
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There are two ways to look at most problems… ‘Oh Crap!’ or, ‘Good Information!,’ and our choice will give us good information on how to deal with problems in the future.
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Just because we have a thought, doesn’t mean it is a thought worth having.
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When we engage people positively, we create a receptive platform for the ideas and information we wish to communicate.
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