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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.

Bill Crawford

One barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids.
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Belief Kids Parents
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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Magic Potters Use
Mistakes are just ‘mis-takes,’ or an action that we took that missed.
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Actions MIssed Mistakes
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
Leaders should interact with everyone in their organization as if the interaction is being recorded and will be used as a training film on how to treat colleagues, coworkers, and customers.
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Leader Organization Training
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.
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Burning Light Needs
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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Creating Missing Want
Regardless of what is being discussed . . . the issue is never more important than the quality of the interaction.
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Important Issues Quality
Peace of Mind? Don’t leave home (or go home) without it.
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Happened Home Mind Peace
Sometimes knowing what to do is knowing when to stop.
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Issue Knowing Matters Sometimes
A meaningful life is composed of a series of meaningful moments. If this is what we want, then the ability to infuse each moment with meaning would seem to be a skill worth practicing.
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Meaningful Skills Want
Realistic optimism allows us to experience the best until we have to deal with the worst … which often, never comes.
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Optimism Realistic Worst
Trust 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.
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Awareness Expectations Keys
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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Brain Change Chemical Fall Sleep
You can’t use anxiety to deal with your anxiety it only makes you more anxious.
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Anxiety Anxious Use
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

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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