To understand ourself, we must understand our “selves,” or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.
BILL CRAWFORDThe problem with righteous indignation is that even when you’re right, you’re still left feeling indignant.
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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.
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Never define people or situations in terms of their effect on you, unless you want to give them the power to make you feel that way.
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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.
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Meaning isn’t something we discover, it is what we bring to life, either by choice or by chance.
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Just because we have a thought, doesn’t mean it is a thought worth having.
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You can’t use anxiety to deal with your anxiety it only makes you more anxious.
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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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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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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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People have the absolute right to be just as unhappy and miserable as they want to be.
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How do you keep people from jerking your chain? Don’t give your chain to jerks!
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Never define yourself in terms of how you are negatively affected by others.
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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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We can’t always choose how we feel. We can, however, choose what we do about it, which ironically can change how we feel!
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There’s no such thing as a ‘stressful’ situation.
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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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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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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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Becoming critical in the face of criticism, only inspires more criticism.
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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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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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There are two ways to make someone important in our lives … we can either love them or hate them.
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When a loving, meaningful experience is our goal, we must trust an energy that is congruent with that goal as our guide along the way. Bottom line, trust love over fear if love is what you’re after.
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If you want to change your life, you must change your mind and change your brain? on purpose.
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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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Peace of Mind? Don’t leave home (or go home) without it.
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