How to Handle Being Mishandled
“Until we learn how to handle being ‘mishandled’, we will forever be at the mercy of those who want to jerk us around.”
~ Bill Crawford
Does Compassion Make Us Vulnerable to Manipulation?
“Compassion doesn’t make us more vulnerable to manipulation any more than understanding makes more vulnerable making bad decisions.”
~ Bill Crawford
Dealing With People Who Just Want To Argue
“When an argument is generating more heat than light, it’s time to stop fanning the flame.”
~ Bill Crawford
Bringing A Powerful Idea to Life!
“Any powerful idea is absolutely fascinating and absolutely useless until we choose to use it.”
~ Richard Bach
Breaking the Cycle of Stress, Anxiety, & Resentment
“In order to break the cycle of stress, anxiety, and resentment, we must shift from trying to stop the problem, to starting the solution by accessing the clear, confident, creative part of the brain.”
~ Bill Crawford
Grieving Isn’t “Losing it” – It’s Finding It!
“Grieving isn’t ‘losing it’… it’s finding it!”
~ Bill Crawford
Outrage Versus Rage
“Outrage is a natural, normal, heathy response to an outrageous event (especially when compared to apathy or indifference), and can be effective in initiating change. Rage, on the other hand, is an out of control, lower-brain reaction that can have us making decisions that we would not recommend to someone we love.”
~ Bill Crawford
The Purpose of Anger & Outrage
“Anger and Outrage are valuable signals that something needs to change. However, they become less effective when used as the drivers of that change.”
~ Bill Crawford
Changing What We Can!
“In order to influence our experience of life, we must have a deeper understanding of how the mind and body affect each other, as well as, a system for influencing this process.”
~ Bill Crawford