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Many people would rather be certain of their worries and fears, than risk the uncertainty of hope and optimism.

Bill Crawford

A process for discernment: God is my ultimate source of truth and wisdom, and dwells forever at the center of my being. Therefore, any thought, emotion, or action that takes me further from my center can be neither truthful, nor wise.
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Action Forever Wise
Change isn’t about what you are stopping… it’s about what you are starting.
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Change Starting Stopping
You never want to tie your responsibility to another’s irresponsibility.
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Responsibility Ties Want
You can’t ‘cope with’ change anymore than you can ‘manage’ stress.
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Change Manage Stress
There are two ways to look at most problems… ‘Oh Crap!’ or, ‘Good Information!,’ and our choice will give us good information on how to deal with problems in the future.
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Choices Giving Two
The most successful form of correction is when the “other” feels informed versus chastised.
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Feels Form Successful
We limit our success when we mistake the limits of our perception for reality.
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Mistake Perception Reality
To spank or not to spank isn’t the question the question is whether whether we are teaching a quality we want our kids to have as adults?
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Kids Quality Teaching
There’s no such thing as a ‘stressful’ situation.
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Decision Situations Stressful
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal while blaming our misery on the person who started the fire.
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Coal Fire Hot
How do you keep people from jerking your chain? Don’t give your chain to jerks!
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Giving Jerk People
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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Choose Feels Ironically
The only time a mistake becomes a failure is when we look for someone to blame.
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Blame Looks Mistakes
Selfish 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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Care Caring Selfish
You can’t fight fire with fire, or fear with fear.
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Create Fighting Fire Happen
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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Aspect Mind People

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