Nothing is meaningless it’s how we assign meaning to the past that determines how we experience the present, and future.
BILL CRAWFORDSelfish is caring for ourselves at others’ expense … Self-care is taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for others.
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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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One key to successful relationships is learning to say “no” without guilt, so that you can say “yes” without resentment.
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We can’t always choose how we feel. We can, however, choose what we do about it, which ironically can change how we feel!
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The journey of life is both too short and too precious to be sidetracked by guilt trips.
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You can’t use anxiety to deal with your anxiety it only makes you more anxious.
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Life is not a means to an end but a series of experiences. Are you creating your series ‘on purpose’ ?
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Many of us go from being taken care of as children to taking care of others as adults. Shouldn’t there be a time when we learn to take care of ourselves?
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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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Just because we have a thought, doesn’t mean it is a thought worth having.
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Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control.
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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.
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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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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.
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There’s no such thing as a ‘stressful’ situation.
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Sometimes our ability to accept what we can’t change is tied to our willingness to change what we can.
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