We can't always choose how we feel. We can, however, choose what we do about it, which ironically can change how we feel!
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.
Peace of Mind? Don't leave home (or go home) without it.
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.
We limit our success when we mistake the limits of our perception for reality.
Diversity, or the state of being different, isn't the same as inclusion. One is a description of what is, while the other describes a style of interaction essential to effective teams and organizations.
Life is not a means to an end but a series of experiences. Are you creating your series 'on purpose' ?
There are two ways to respond to the trials and tribulations of our present and past . . . 'Ain't it awful?' . . . or . . . 'Good information!' Our choice of responses will determine our experience of life.
Images of resentment and revenge only have us spending the precious moments of our lives imagining the 'other' as both dangerous and important!
Regardless of what is being discussed . . . the issue is never more important than the quality of the interaction.
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.
Worry, shame, and fear can't be the energy with which we deal with food and weight. It only spurs us to eat more food and produce more glucose/sugar which gets stored as fat.
When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.
Family is the place where acceptance and validation are most needed, but often the hardest to find.
People have the absolute right to be just as unhappy and miserable as they want to be.
Our success and happiness depends not on simply knowing where we stand, but in where we are wanting to go.
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.
When we engage people positively, we create a receptive platform for the ideas and information we wish to communicate.
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?
Creating a meaningful life has less to do with how we feel about our past than what we do about our future.
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.
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.
Remembering the past should help you create a purposeful future, not cause you to be afraid of it.
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.
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.
