What we feed our mind becomes the material with which we build our life.
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
-
-
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
There are two ways to make someone important in our lives … we can either love them or hate them.
BILL CRAWFORD -
Realistic optimism allows us to experience the best until we have to deal with the worst … which often, never comes.
BILL CRAWFORD -
Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.
BILL CRAWFORD -
Images of resentment and revenge only have us spending the precious moments of our lives imagining the ‘other’ as both dangerous and important!
BILL CRAWFORD -
To understand ourself, we must understand our “selves,” or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.
BILL CRAWFORD -
How do you keep people from jerking your chain? Don’t give your chain to jerks!
BILL CRAWFORD -
Regardless of what is being discussed . . . the issue is never more important than the quality of the interaction.
BILL CRAWFORD -
It’s not simply what we feel, but what we feed, that determines what we do and how we live.
BILL CRAWFORD -
We can’t always choose how we feel. We can, however, choose what we do about it, which ironically can change how we feel!
BILL CRAWFORD -
When people feel criticized, they almost always defend the behavior you want them to change.
BILL CRAWFORD -
If you want to change your life, you must change your mind and change your brain? on purpose.
BILL CRAWFORD -
One barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids.
BILL CRAWFORD -
Creating a meaningful life has less to do with how we feel about our past than what we do about our future.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
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 -
Diversity, or the state of being different, isn’t the same as inclusion. One is a description of what is, while the other describes a style of interaction essential to effective teams and organizations.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
Family is the place where acceptance and validation are most needed, but often the hardest to find.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
When we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future.
BILL CRAWFORD -
Many people would rather be certain of their worries and fears, than risk the uncertainty of hope and optimism.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
Peace of Mind? Don’t leave home (or go home) without it.
BILL CRAWFORD