The Enemy - 2 views
Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. (Robert A. Heinlein)
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Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. (Robert A. Heinlein)
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem s...
When we betray ourselves and shift responsibility onto others by means of our accusing thoughts and feelings, we believe it is their mistreatment of us that leads us to accuse them. This is the sel...
It is never too late to turn on the light. Your ability to break an unhealthy habit or turn off an old tape doesn't depend on how long it has been running; a shift in perspective doesn't depend on ...
How easy it is to blind ourselves to our own wrongdoing by pointing to the wrongdoing of others. (C. Terry Warner, Bonds That Make Us Free)
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I thought it applies to many areas in life, including forgiveness: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." ~ Chinese Proverb
Human beings may not be eager to change, but we have the ability to change, and the fact that many of our self-protective delusions and blind spots are built into the way the brain works is no just...
Look closely and you will find that people are happy because they are grateful. (David Steindl-Rast)
We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are. (Anaïs Nin)
Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder. (Henry David Thoreau)
"Sometimes the wrong train can take us to the right place." "When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself." ~ Paulo Coelho
When nobody around you seems to measure up, it's time to check your yardstick. (Bill Lemley)
The only wisdom we can hope to acquire is the wisdom of humility: humility is endless. (T. S. Eliot)
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Compassion is defined as a "keen awareness of the suffering of another coupled with a desire to see it relieved." People hurt others as a result of their own inner strife and pain. Avoid the active...
"Avoidance of self deception is a matter of integrity not comfort." ― Orrin Woodward
Constantly I find myself 'making up my mind' about somebody else: 'He cannot be taken seriously. She is really just asking for attention. They are rabble rousers who only want to cause trouble' The...
"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too." ― Paulo Coelho