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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.

Bill Crawford

Our 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.
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Color Events Past
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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Perspective Running Tree
Just because we have a thought, doesn’t mean it is a thought worth having.
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Having Mean Though Worth
In our lives, we can either be a reflection of the world around us . . . or a beam that enlightens the lives of others.
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Enlightening Reflection World
It’s not simply what we feel, but what we feed, that determines what we do and how we live.
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Determined Feels Simply
One barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids.
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Belief Kids Parents
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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Choices Three World
To find the true cause of how you think and feel, find the ‘sponsoring thought’ that created the interpretation that created your experience of life.
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Causes Interpretation Thinking
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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Influential Order Views
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
Family is the place where acceptance and validation are most needed, but often the hardest to find.
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Acceptance Hardest Validation
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
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
Never define yourself in terms of how you are negatively affected by others.
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Affected Define Term
When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.
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Lives Our Purpose Void
Fear of feeling bad rarely makes one feel good.
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Bad Fear Feel Feelings Good

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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