There’s no such thing as a ‘stressful’ situation.
BILL CRAWFORDThe true measure of our belief in the validity of our values is our willingness to act upon them.
More Bill Crawford Quotes
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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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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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You can’t ‘cope with’ change anymore than you can ‘manage’ stress.
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Autonomy, Purpose, & Mastery: If you are having difficulty creating the life you want, chances are one or more of these are missing.
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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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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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Children don’t know that they are lovable until they are loved. They need to see it in our eyes before they can accept it in their hearts.
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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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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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To change any aspect of our life we must be willing to change our mind… Unfortunately, that is the one thing most people are the least willing to do.
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One key to creating a meaningful life, is choosing what we want to feel, and for how long.
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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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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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When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.
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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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Change isn’t always easy, but with purposeful practice, any old habit can be replaced with a way of being we would recommend to those we love.
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Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another’s state of mind.
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Just because we have a thought, doesn’t mean it is a thought worth having.
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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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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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Images of resentment and revenge only have us spending the precious moments of our lives imagining the ‘other’ as both dangerous and important!
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When we take care of ourselves like we would take care of someone we love, the quality of our living and our giving goes up.
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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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Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.
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Becoming critical in the face of criticism, only inspires more criticism.
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When we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future.
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