The true measure of our belief in the validity of our values is our willingness to act upon them.
BILL CRAWFORDThe true measure of our belief in the validity of our values is our willingness to act upon them.
BILL CRAWFORDThere are two ways to make someone important in our lives … we can either love them or hate them.
BILL CRAWFORDThe difference between self-confidence and conceit is as simple as love and fear. Jesus was self-confident … Hitler was afraid.
BILL CRAWFORDWorry, 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 CRAWFORDWe limit our success when we mistake the limits of our perception for reality.
BILL CRAWFORDMistakes are just ‘mis-takes,’ or an action that we took that missed.
BILL CRAWFORDChildren 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.
BILL CRAWFORDNever define yourself in terms of how you are negatively affected by others.
BILL CRAWFORDIn our lives, we can either be a reflection of the world around us . . . or a beam that enlightens the lives of others.
BILL CRAWFORDTrust is simply a set of expectations about the present and the future. The key is to ensure that these are chosen and evaluated based upon awareness versus fear.
BILL CRAWFORDRealistic optimism allows us to experience the best until we have to deal with the worst … which often, never comes.
BILL CRAWFORDTo understand ourself, we must understand our “selves,” or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.
BILL CRAWFORDJust because we have a thought, doesn’t mean it is a thought worth having.
BILL CRAWFORDThe problem with lethargy is that doing nothing validates the fear that nothing can be done.
BILL CRAWFORDOur 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.
BILL CRAWFORDWhen 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.
BILL CRAWFORD