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To influence others, we must know what is influencing them… and they must know that we get it.

Bill Crawford

Fear of feeling bad rarely makes one feel good.
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Bad Fear Feel Feelings Good
The true measure of our belief in the validity of our values is our willingness to act upon them.
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Belief Validity Willingness
People have the absolute right to be just as unhappy and miserable as they want to be.
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Miserable People Unhappy Want
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.
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Awareness Expectations Keys
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
Creating a meaningful life has less to do with how we feel about our past than what we do about our future.
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Creating Meaningful Past
Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.
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Acceptance Precursor Serenity
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.
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Choices Giving Two
Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another’s state of mind.
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Mind Problem Ties
When stress and anxiety have your system stuck in a brainstem loop? Reboot. It’s I.T. for life!
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Anxiety Stress Stuck
The cooperative, creative, and flexible parts of your children reside in the joyful part of their brain.
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Brain Children Creative
Want to change your experience of life? Change the problem to the practice field.
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Changing Life Practice Want
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.
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Art Better Future Persons Reflection
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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Goal Love Meaningful
Never define yourself in terms of how you are negatively affected by others.
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Affected Define Term
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.
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Meaningful Skills Want

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