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Our success and happiness depends not on simply knowing where we stand, but in where we are wanting to go.
The problem with righteous indignation is that even when you're right, you're still left feeling indignant.
Creating a meaningful life has less to do with how we feel about our past than what we do about our future.
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal while blaming our misery on the person who started the fire.
Until we become clear about our own worth and value, we will forever be searching for it in the eyes of others.
Many people would rather be certain of their worries and fears, than risk the uncertainty of hope and optimism.
Courage isn't the absence of fear, but a decision that what we want is more important than what we are afraid of.
Regardless of what is being discussed . . . the issue is never more important than the quality of the interaction.
Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control.
When we engage people positively, we create a receptive platform for the ideas and information we wish to communicate.
Realistic optimism allows us to experience the best until we have to deal with the worst ... which often, never comes.
In our lives, we can either be a reflection of the world around us . . . or a beam that enlightens the lives of others.
One key to successful relationships is learning to say "no" without guilt, so that you can say "yes" without resentment.
Nothing is meaningless it's how we assign meaning to the past that determines how we experience the present, and future.
The way to encourage people to be accountable is to engage the responsible, accountable, trustworthy part of their brain.
We can't always choose how we feel. We can, however, choose what we do about it, which ironically can change how we feel!
When we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future.
When we take care of ourselves like we would take care of someone we love, the quality of our living and our giving goes up.
Selfish is caring for ourselves at others' expense ... Self-care is taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for others.
To understand ourself, we must understand our "selves," or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.
The most powerful times in our lives can be the time between times, or life's transitions that give us the opportunity to choose.
The difference between self-confidence and conceit is as simple as love and fear. Jesus was self-confident ... Hitler was afraid.
Never define people or situations in terms of their effect on you, unless you want to give them the power to make you feel that way.
Autonomy, Purpose, & Mastery: If you are having difficulty creating the life you want, chances are one or more of these are missing.
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.
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.
Holding on to painful images of the past in order to avoid painful experiences in the future serves only to color the present with pain.
Freedom isn't about having permission to do whatever we want... it's about having the courage to do whatever fills our life with meaning.
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?
To influence others to change, you must be able to frame that change in terms of the future, and in a way that has value to all concerned.
Children 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.
Perspective is what allows us to step back and see the entire forest instead of just the same old tree we keep running into again and again.
Change isn't always easy, but with purposeful practice, any old habit can be replaced with a way of being we would recommend to those we love.
Images of resentment and revenge only have us spending the precious moments of our lives imagining the 'other' as both dangerous and important!
As long as we define stress as how some person or situation is making us feel, we will have to change the world around us to find peace of mind.
When our worries and fears just don't make sense, it's possible we are trusting the part of the brain that doesn't make sense... it just reacts.
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.
In order to become more influential with those who are resistant to our point of view, we must be willing to start with what is influencing them.
The key to changing our past, present, and future is to create our piece of the PIE (our Perceptions, Interpretations, & Expectations) on purpose.
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.
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.
To find the true cause of how you think and feel, find the 'sponsoring thought' that created the interpretation that created your experience of life.
Love will keep us safe when we commit to choosing the kind of qualities, characteristics, and relationships that we would recommend to someone we love.
To change any aspect of our life we must be willing to change our mind... Unfortunately, that is the one thing most people are the least willing to do.
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?
Living exclusively in the land of the head or the heart will always be a limiting, limited experience. The most successful among us have dual citizenship.
There are only three things we 'have to' do in this world we have to be born, we have to die, and we have to live until we die. Everything else is a choice!
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.
A relationship is like life. It isn't a process of preservation, but of change and growth. Unless you grow and change together, you will change ... and grow apart.
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.