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Category Archives: Quotations
Quote: Choosing Power
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw The very earliest parts of life are about discovering ourselves as a distinct part of the world, like in a movie when the image starts way … Continue reading
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Potential Realization
Everyone has potential. At any given moment each of us is realizing some percentage of that potential, and it’s never 100%. Whether it’s 16% or 92% we can always do better. Perfectionists are obsessed with this idea, but I don’t … Continue reading
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Quote: Forgiveness
Every time I forgive someone, I’m giving a tremendous gift… to myself! Traditionally we see forgiveness as something we give to others. But I believe, if we are wise, forgiveness is something we take for ourselves. Here’s why: When we … Continue reading
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Quote: Responsibility
Responsibility is not about accepting blame. Responsibility is about recognizing that the power to change things around me rests solely in my ability to change myself. After all, I’m the only person I can change. This thought leaves some people … Continue reading
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Quote: Painful Lessons
“To hurry pain is to leave a classroom still in session. To prolong pain is to remain seated in a vacated classroom and miss the next lesson.” -Yahia Lababidi, writer (b. 1973) How long should grieving last? When will I … Continue reading
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Quote: Where Truth Lies
“Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.” -Pablo Picasso This is a very powerful concept and one of my favorite quotes. Its interest lies in the questions it raises. If a lie reveals truth, … Continue reading
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House Breaking My Pet Peeves
“I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” ― Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States Lincoln makes a cogent point in favor of self-knowledge. When my first reaction to someone is revulsion, it’s more … Continue reading
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Quote: Truth & The Ultimate Lie
“No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true.” -Nathaniel Hawthorne, writer (1804-1864) I believe this to be a fundamental aspect of … Continue reading
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Quotes – Normalcy
“Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent.” -Bertrand Russell, (1872-1970) And it was! By definition, change is always abnormal. If you keep behaving in a typical manner, nothing changes. As a therapist one question … Continue reading
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Quotes – Wisdom
Wisdom is a commodity, mined from the ore of our mistakes. We are each of us sitting on the mother lode. Some say those who do not learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat them. But those who do … Continue reading
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