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.
BILL CRAWFORDTo find the true cause of how you think and feel, find the ‘sponsoring thought’ that created the interpretation that created your experience of life.
More Bill Crawford Quotes
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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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Sometimes knowing what to do is knowing when to stop.
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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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In order to become more influential with those who are resistant to our point of view, we must be willing to start with what is influencing them.
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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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Fear of feeling bad rarely makes one feel good.
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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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To influence others, we must know what is influencing them… and they must know that we get it.
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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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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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When people feel criticized, they almost always defend the behavior you want them to change.
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When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.
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One key to successful relationships is learning to say “no” without guilt, so that you can say “yes” without resentment.
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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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