Peter McWilliams
Peter McWilliams
Peter Alexander McWilliams was an American self-help author who advocated for the legalization of marijuana...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth5 August 1949
CountryUnited States of America
reality focus vision
Our thoughts create our reality-not instantly, necessarily, as in "Poof! There it is" - but eventually. Where we put our focus - our inner and outer vision - is the direction we tend to go. That's our desire, our intention....
fear boys emotional
The only difference between fear and excitement is what we label it. The two are pretty much the same physiological/emotional reaction. With fear, we put a negative spin on it: "Oh no!" With excitement, we give it some positive english: "Oh, boy!"
fear moved
Fear is something to be moved through, not something to be turned from.
reality cherish-every-moment realization
AIDS has come upon us with cruel abandon. It has forced us to confront and deal with the frailty of our being and the reality of death. It has forced us into a realization that we must cherish every moment of the glorious experience of this thing we call life. We are learning to value our own lives of our loved ones as if any moment may be the last.
best energy fear friend gift learn ourselves
To use fear as the friend it is, we must retrain and reprogram ourselves...We must persistently and convincingly tell ourselves that the fear is here--with its gift of energy and heightened awareness--so we can do our best and learn the most in the new situation.
ask learn people precisely worst
Learn to ask for what you want... The worst people can do is not give you what you ask for-which is precisely where you were before you asked.
clever memories people
People who want to appear clever rely on memory. People who want to get things done make lists.
fear anxiety feelings
..Fear is the energy to do your best in a new situation. The feeling of fear (anxiety, nervousness, shyness, or any of its other aliases) is really "preparation energy". It's getting you ready to excel, to succeed, to do your best and to learn the most.
fear giving-up people
Because people are afraid of fear, they give up acre after acre of their own life.
fear believe writing
Write 10 times: 'Fear is my friend. Fear is the energy to do my best in a new situation.' You don't have to believe it; just write it.
fear overcoming action
To overcome a fear, here's all you have to do: realize the fear is there, and do the action you fear anyway.
fear differences labels
The only difference between 'fear' and 'excitement' is what we label it.
sorry powerful hate
You are powerful. Sorry. Hate to be the bearer of bad news. You are. You can continue arm wrestling with yourself, or you can use both arms, your whole heart, and all your strength to wrestle with greatness. The choice is yours.
hate believe cynical
Prison is a crash course in the darker side of life. Few survive it without becoming a different person: more cynical, jaded, fearful, angry. Its hard to trust again, hard to believe, easy to hate a system that destroyed your life behind the pompous pretense of saving you from yourself, for your own good.