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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 problem with lethargy is that doing nothing validates the fear that nothing can be done.
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Doing Done Nothing Problem
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
Family is the place where acceptance and validation are most needed, but often the hardest to find.
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Acceptance Hardest Validation
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
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
You never want to tie your responsibility to another’s irresponsibility.
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Responsibility Ties Want
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
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
One key to creating a meaningful life, is choosing what we want to feel, and for how long.
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Creating Keys Meaningful
Autonomy, Purpose, & Mastery: If you are having difficulty creating the life you want, chances are one or more of these are missing.
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Creating Missing Want
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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Order Pain Painful Past Serve
The cooperative, creative, and flexible parts of your children reside in the joyful part of their brain.
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Brain Children Creative
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
Regardless of what is being discussed . . . the issue is never more important than the quality of the interaction.
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Important Issues Quality
Sometimes knowing what to do is knowing when to stop.
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Issue Knowing Matters Sometimes
Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control.
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Highest Important Purpose Sometimes

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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