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.
BILL CRAWFORDHolding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal while blaming our misery on the person who started the fire.
More Bill Crawford Quotes
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Just because we have a thought, doesn’t mean it is a thought worth having.
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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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Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control.
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To spank or not to spank isn’t the question the question is whether whether we are teaching a quality we want our kids to have as adults?
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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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The act of giving is simply a behavior, and the gift merely a symbol. It is the energy behind both that will determine their impact on 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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The key to being with family is to engage with those we love in a way we would teach to those we love.
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The cooperative, creative, and flexible parts of your children reside in the joyful part of their brain.
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Becoming critical in the face of criticism, only inspires more criticism.
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When people feel criticized, they almost always defend the behavior you want them to change.
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When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.
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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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Stress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.
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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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