"Our very life depends on everything's recurring til we answer from within."
Robert Frost
The gift of listening . . .
"With the gift of listening comes the gift of healing."
Catherine de Hueck Doherty
Mastering change . . .
"You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you."
Brian Tracy
Emotional management and responsibility . . .
"A benchmark of emotional management and responsibility is the realization that our past can no longer be blamed for our actions in the present."
Doc Childe and Howard Martin
Difficulty as opportunity . . .
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity"
Albert Einstein
Whether y . . .our anger is justified or not
"Physiologically, it simply doesn't matter whether your anger is justified or not. The body doesn't make moral judgments about feelings; it just responds."
Doc Childre and Howard Martin
Problems cannot be solved . . .
“Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.”
Albert Einstein
Power is . . .
"Power is the ability to influence the decisions of others."
Roger Fisher
The world as safe!
"One thing we can do is make the choice to view the world in a healthy way. We can choose to see the world as safe with only moments of danger rather than seeing the world as dangerous with only moments of safety."
Deepak Chopra
Peace is . . .
"Peace is the skillful management of conflict."
Kenneth Boulding
Love is . . .
"The conclusion is always the same: love is the most powerful and still the most unknown energy in the world."
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Do your best to understand!
"When people talk to you, look them in the eyes and focus on what they're saying. Really listen. Do your best to understand what they are trying to say."
Richard Gephardt
Successful leaders . . .
“Successful leaders manage conflict; they don’t shy away from it or suppress it but see it as an engine of creativity and innovation. Some of the most creative ideas come out of people in conflict remaining in conversation with one another rather than flying into their own corners or staking out entrenched positions. The challenge for leaders is to develop structures and processes in which such conflicts can be orchestrated productively."
Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky
Forgiveness is . . .
"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else, but to free YOURSELF from the continuation of pain and anger. It is a gift to your peace of mind, your self esteem, your relationships with others, your future."
Kenneth Cloke
Fear is . . .
"Fear is only as deep as the mind allows."
Japanese Proverb
Empathy is used in three distinct senses . . .
“In today’s psychology, the word ‘empathy’ is used in three distinct senses: Knowing another person’s feelings; feeling what that person feels; and responding compassionately to another’s distress. These three varieties of empathy seem to describe a 1-2-3 sequence: I notice you. I feel with you, and so I act to help you.”
Daniel Goleman
How you made them feel!
"They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel."
Maya Angelou
A willingness to listen!
"Sensitivity to others is no trivial skill; rather, it is a truly precious human ability. But it isn't complex: it requires receptiveness to other people and a willingness to listen."
James Kouzes and Barry Posner
Believe it, and you will see it!
“Your behavior is based upon your feelings, which are based on your thoughts. So the thing to work on is not to change your behavior, but those things inside of your consciousness that we call thoughts. Once your thoughts reflect what you genuinely want to be, the appropriate emotions and the consequent behavior will flow automatically. Believe it, and you will see it!”
Wayne Dyer
To belittle . . .
"To belittle is to be little."
Unknown