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The only time a mistake becomes a failure is when we look for someone to blame.

Bill Crawford

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.
BILL CRAWFORD

Burning Light Needs
You never want to tie your responsibility to another’s irresponsibility.
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Responsibility Ties Want
The problem with righteous indignation is that even when you’re right, you’re still left feeling indignant.
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Feelings Problems Righteous
Sometimes our ability to accept what we can’t change is tied to our willingness to change what we can.
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Accepting Change Sometimes Willingness
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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Giving People Want
What we feed our mind becomes the material with which we build our life.
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Lives Material Mind
Becoming critical in the face of criticism, only inspires more criticism.
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Becoming Criticism Faces Inspire
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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Decision Faced Important
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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Aspects Future Limits Past Responsibility
Peace of Mind? Don’t leave home (or go home) without it.
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Happened Home Mind Peace
Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control.
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Highest Important Purpose Sometimes
The difference between self-confidence and conceit is as simple as love and fear. Jesus was self-confident … Hitler was afraid.
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Confidence Jesus Self Simple
When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.
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Lives Our Purpose Void
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
Perspective is what allows us to step back and see the entire forest instead of just the same old tree we keep running into again and again.
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Perspective Running Tree
Stress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.
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Belief Stress Worry

The only time a mistake becomes a failure is when we look for someone to blame.

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