Bill Crawford
Bill Crawford
journey guilt life-is
The journey of life is both too short and too precious to be sidetracked by guilt trips.
feels
We can't always choose how we feel. We can, however, choose what we do about it, which ironically can change how we feel!
decision important who-we-are
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.
choices chance
Meaning isn't something we discover, it is what we bring to life, either by choice or by chance.
pain past order
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.
willingness-to-change sometimes accepting
Sometimes our ability to accept what we can't change is tied to our willingness to change what we can.
stress long mind
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.
knowing depends
Our success and happiness depends not on simply knowing where we stand, but in where we are wanting to go.
two firsts want
To be influential in our conversations, we must first be aware of two things, (1) what do we want to bring to the conversation and (2) what do we want to bring out in others.
stress worry belief
Stress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.
meaningful skills want
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.
children taken care
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?
meaningful past creating
Creating a meaningful life has less to do with how we feel about our past than what we do about our future.
choices three world
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!