We can’t always choose how we feel. We can, however, choose what we do about it, which ironically can change how we feel!
BILL CRAWFORDHolding 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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Fear of feeling bad rarely makes one feel good.
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Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.
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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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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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Sometimes our ability to accept what we can’t change is tied to our willingness to change what we can.
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Nothing destroys a relationship quicker than our fears of inadequacy and loss.
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Change isn’t about what you are stopping… it’s about what you are starting.
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Diversity, or the state of being different, isn’t the same as inclusion. One is a description of what is, while the other describes a style of interaction essential to effective teams and organizations.
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Sleep is simply a chemical change in our brain and body (melatonin) – It?s not a place we go, it is a state of being that we fall into.
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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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Realistic optimism allows us to experience the best until we have to deal with the worst … which often, never comes.
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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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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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Sometimes knowing what to do is knowing when to stop.
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When we engage people positively, we create a receptive platform for the ideas and information we wish to communicate.
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