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What we feed our mind becomes the material with which we build our life.

Bill Crawford

Nothing destroys a relationship quicker than our fears of inadequacy and loss.
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Inadequacy Loss Nothing Relationship
The difference between self-confidence and conceit is as simple as love and fear. Jesus was self-confident … Hitler was afraid.
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Confidence Jesus Self Simple
We limit our success when we mistake the limits of our perception for reality.
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Mistake Perception Reality
Selfish is caring for ourselves at others’ expense … Self-care is taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for others.
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Care Caring Selfish
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
When people feel criticized, they almost always defend the behavior you want them to change.
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Behavior People Want
In our lives, we can either be a reflection of the world around us . . . or a beam that enlightens the lives of others.
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Enlightening Reflection World
It’s not simply what we feel, but what we feed, that determines what we do and how we live.
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Determined Feels Simply
A 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.
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Action Forever Wise
Regardless of the problem, as long as our solution requires someone else to change, we will never know the power and promise of self-determination.
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Determination Long Self
Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.
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Acceptance Precursor Serenity
Family is the place where acceptance and validation are most needed, but often the hardest to find.
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Acceptance Hardest Validation
Never define yourself in terms of how you are negatively affected by others.
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Affected Define Term
Our 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.
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Color Events Past
One key to success is knowing the difference between knowledge and wisdom. One is information from the past while the other is the key to the future.
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Differences Key Past
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

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