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Family is the place where acceptance and validation are most needed, but often the hardest to find.

Bill Crawford

When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.
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Lives Our Purpose Void
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
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 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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Determination Long Self
To truly be of service to others, we must first serve the server. The ability to bring an enlightened presence to those in need is the ability to light a candle without burning ourselves out.
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Burning Light Needs
One barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids.
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Belief Kids Parents
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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Choices Giving Two
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
Worry, shame, and fear can’t be the energy with which we deal with food and weight. It only spurs us to eat more food and produce more glucose/sugar which gets stored as fat.
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Energy Shame Spurs Worry
How do you keep people from jerking your chain? Don’t give your chain to jerks!
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Giving Jerk People
Never define yourself in terms of how you are negatively affected by others.
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Affected Define Term
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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Energy Giving Impact
The most successful form of correction is when the “other” feels informed versus chastised.
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Feels Form Successful
Family is the place where acceptance and validation are most needed, but often the hardest to find.
BILL CRAWFORD

Acceptance Hardest Validation
When a loving, meaningful experience is our goal, we must trust an energy that is congruent with that goal as our guide along the way. Bottom line, trust love over fear if love is what you’re after.
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Goal Love Meaningful
You can’t fight fire with fire, or fear with fear.
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Create Fighting Fire Happen

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