But if your work is your art, a personal reflection of who you are, the only person who can do that better than you, is a future you.
BILL CRAWFORDLife is not a means to an end but a series of experiences. Are you creating your series ‘on purpose’ ?
More Bill Crawford Quotes
-
-
Autonomy, Purpose, & Mastery: If you are having difficulty creating the life you want, chances are one or more of these are missing.
BILL CRAWFORD -
Peace of Mind? Don’t leave home (or go home) without it.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
The difference between self-confidence and conceit is as simple as love and fear. Jesus was self-confident … Hitler was afraid.
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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?
BILL CRAWFORD -
Stress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
Life is not a means to an end but a series of experiences. Are you creating your series ‘on purpose’ ?
BILL CRAWFORD -
Sometimes knowing what to do is knowing when to stop.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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!
BILL CRAWFORD -
Just because we have a thought, doesn’t mean it is a thought worth having.
BILL CRAWFORD -
Regardless of the problem, as long as our solution requires someone else to change, we will never know the power and promise of self-determination.
BILL CRAWFORD -
Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control.
BILL CRAWFORD -
The act of giving is simply a behavior, and the gift merely a symbol. It is the energy behind both that will determine their impact on our lives.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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 -
Images of resentment and revenge only have us spending the precious moments of our lives imagining the ‘other’ as both dangerous and important!
BILL CRAWFORD -
The problem with lethargy is that doing nothing validates the fear that nothing can be done.
BILL CRAWFORD -
Creating a meaningful life has less to do with how we feel about our past than what we do about our future.
BILL CRAWFORD -
Freedom isn’t about having permission to do whatever we want… it’s about having the courage to do whatever fills our life with meaning.
BILL CRAWFORD -
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.
BILL CRAWFORD