How do you keep people from jerking your chain? Don’t give your chain to jerks!
BILL CRAWFORDHow do you keep people from jerking your chain? Don’t give your chain to jerks!
BILL CRAWFORDOur 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.
BILL CRAWFORDWe can’t always choose how we feel. We can, however, choose what we do about it, which ironically can change how we feel!
BILL CRAWFORDTo understand ourself, we must understand our “selves,” or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.
BILL CRAWFORDSometimes knowing what to do is knowing when to stop.
BILL CRAWFORDOne barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids.
BILL CRAWFORDRegardless 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 CRAWFORDThe cooperative, creative, and flexible parts of your children reside in the joyful part of their brain.
BILL CRAWFORDIt’s not simply what we feel, but what we feed, that determines what we do and how we live.
BILL CRAWFORDThe difference between self-confidence and conceit is as simple as love and fear. Jesus was self-confident … Hitler was afraid.
BILL CRAWFORDChildren 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 CRAWFORDThere’s no such thing as a ‘stressful’ situation.
BILL CRAWFORDChange isn’t about what you are stopping… it’s about what you are starting.
BILL CRAWFORDStress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.
BILL CRAWFORDA 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 CRAWFORDThe true measure of our belief in the validity of our values is our willingness to act upon them.
BILL CRAWFORD