Bill Crawford
Bill Crawford
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!
successful keys guilt
One key to successful relationships is learning to say "no" without guilt, so that you can say "yes" without resentment.
reflection world enlightening
In our lives, we can either be a reflection of the world around us . . . or a beam that enlightens the lives of others.
giving quality care
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.
dream loss grieving
All connections are infused with dreams of what is possible in the future. Thus, when we lose something or someone important to us, we aren't just grieving the loss, we are grieving the shattered dream.
ideas people wish
When we engage people positively, we create a receptive platform for the ideas and information we wish to communicate.