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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.

Bill Crawford

The past exists not as a factual recounting of what happened, but as an experience that we are constantly recreating in our mind which means we CAN change the past!
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Constantly Mean Mind Past
The most successful form of correction is when the “other” feels informed versus chastised.
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Feels Form Successful
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
Many people would rather be certain of their worries and fears, than risk the uncertainty of hope and optimism.
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Optimism People Uncertainty Worry
Stress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.
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Belief Stress Worry
When we engage people positively, we create a receptive platform for the ideas and information we wish to communicate.
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Ideas People Wish
What we feed our mind becomes the material with which we build our life.
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Lives Material Mind
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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Children Eye Heart
When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.
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Lives Our Purpose Void
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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Adults Children Taken
Becoming critical in the face of criticism, only inspires more criticism.
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Becoming Criticism Faces Inspire
Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.
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Acceptance Precursor Serenity
The difference between self-confidence and conceit is as simple as love and fear. Jesus was self-confident … Hitler was afraid.
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Confidence Jesus Self Simple
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
When we take care of ourselves like we would take care of someone we love, the quality of our living and our giving goes up.
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Care Giving Quality
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

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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