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 CRAWFORDThe most successful form of correction is when the “other” feels informed versus chastised.
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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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To understand ourself, we must understand our “selves,” or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.
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Nothing is meaningless it’s how we assign meaning to the past that determines how we experience the present, and future.
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The only time a mistake becomes a failure is when we look for someone to blame.
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When we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future.
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Perspective is what allows us to step back and see the entire forest instead of just the same old tree we keep running into again and again.
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One key to success is knowing the difference between knowledge and wisdom. One is information from the past while the other is the key to the future.
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Becoming critical in the face of criticism, only inspires more criticism.
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Regardless of what is being discussed . . . the issue is never more important than the quality of the interaction.
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You never want to tie your responsibility to another’s irresponsibility.
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Children 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.
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There are only three things we ‘have to’ do in this world we have to be born, we have to die, and we have to live until we die. Everything else is a choice!
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Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.
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Never define yourself in terms of how you are negatively affected by others.
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What we feed our mind becomes the material with which we build our life.
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People have the absolute right to be just as unhappy and miserable as they want to be.
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It’s not simply what we feel, but what we feed, that determines what we do and how we live.
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Fear of feeling bad rarely makes one feel good.
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Change isn’t always easy, but with purposeful practice, any old habit can be replaced with a way of being we would recommend to those we love.
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Nothing destroys a relationship quicker than our fears of inadequacy and loss.
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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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Want to change your experience of life? Change the problem to the practice field.
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The most successful form of correction is when the “other” feels informed versus chastised.
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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.
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Living exclusively in the land of the head or the heart will always be a limiting, limited experience. The most successful among us have dual citizenship.
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Creating a meaningful life has less to do with how we feel about our past than what we do about our future.
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