Fear of feeling bad rarely makes one feel good.
BILL CRAWFORDThe cooperative, creative, and flexible parts of your children reside in the joyful part of their brain.
More Bill Crawford Quotes
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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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Regardless of what is being discussed . . . the issue is never more important than the quality of the interaction.
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When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.
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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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The true measure of our belief in the validity of our values is our willingness to act upon them.
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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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Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal while blaming our misery on the person who started the fire.
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Life is not a means to an end but a series of experiences. Are you creating your series ‘on purpose’ ?
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The problem with lethargy is that doing nothing validates the fear that nothing can be done.
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Meaning isn’t something we discover, it is what we bring to life, either by choice or by chance.
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Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another’s state of mind.
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Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.
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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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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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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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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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Just because we have a thought, doesn’t mean it is a thought worth having.
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Sometimes knowing what to do is knowing when to stop.
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Becoming critical in the face of criticism, only inspires more criticism.
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You can’t fight fire with fire, or fear with fear.
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Sleep is simply a chemical change in our brain and body (melatonin) – It?s not a place we go, it is a state of being that we fall into.
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You can’t ‘cope with’ change anymore than you can ‘manage’ stress.
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Want to change your experience of life? Change the problem to the practice field.
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We can’t always choose how we feel. We can, however, choose what we do about it, which ironically can change how we feel!
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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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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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