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There’s no such thing as a ‘stressful’ situation.

Bill Crawford

One key to successful relationships is learning to say “no” without guilt, so that you can say “yes” without resentment.
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Guilt Keys Successful
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
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
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
One barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids.
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Belief Kids Parents
When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.
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Lives Our Purpose Void
The journey of life is both too short and too precious to be sidetracked by guilt trips.
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Guilt Journey Life
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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Aspects Future Limits Past Responsibility
When people feel criticized, they almost always defend the behavior you want them to change.
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Behavior People Want
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
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
How do you keep people from jerking your chain? Don’t give your chain to jerks!
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Giving Jerk People
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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Decision Faced Important
Realistic optimism allows us to experience the best until we have to deal with the worst … which often, never comes.
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Optimism Realistic Worst
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
Meaning isn’t something we discover, it is what we bring to life, either by choice or by chance.
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Chance Choices Meaning

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