English - The Story of Ahikar, Grand Vizier of Assyria.pdf
Fooledby Appearances
1. Appearances fool us into thinking that we and the people in our life are defective or evil, and others seek to use or hurt us at the first opportunity.
2. Most people are honest, compassionate, want to be helpful, and prefer to get along.
3. We have been programmed to see life asa sea of troubles, When instead it is an ocean of possibilities!
4. Your life is not a problem to be solved, but an adventure to be enjoyed. You are doing better than you think!
5. The problem comes when looking good becomes so important that you stop feeling good.
6. Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius-and a lot of courage-to move in the opposite direction. –Albert Einstein
7. Looking good doesn’t always lead to feeling good. Feeling good always leads to looking good.
10. MISERY LOVES COMPANY By convincing you that you have a problem, they get to keep theirs and all the sick rewards that accompany a “poor me” mentality.
11. You can fulfill your dreams with or without supportive parents or a spouse.
12. You are capable of nurturing yourself and drawing nurturing people around you. No matter what has happened in the past, your are now in a position to make self-honoring choices.
13. Listen to beautiful music; Read your favorite book; Laugh with your partner; Cuddle up with your kids; Step outside and gaze at the moon and stars; Take a short walk; Pet your dog or cat; Smile at everyone you encounter; Celebrate. Gratitude for what you have is the strongest most effective emotion you can own.
14. If something keeps happening to you over and over again, with different people in different places… the only thing in common is YOU.
15. It is more attractive to blame your problems on the outside world than to accept responsibility for your role in your experience.
16. Upgrade your attitude. Complaining: The focus on what you don’t want rather than what you do want Talking about what is wrong rather than what is right Get on your own team. Invest in your soul, and you will reap mega-returns.
17. Try to see yourself and other people for “who they are” not just “how they look”. In December 1999, the car in which Jacqueline was riding was hit by another car that was driven by a 17-year old male student on his way home after drinking a couple of hard packs with his friends. Jacqueline is Jacqueline on the inside- she now has to fight with your misperceptions about her based on her outside.
18. There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. –Albert Einstein
19. Your job is not to make things happen, but to let the movie roll -- it’s a two thumbs up flick with an ending you will love. The more you acknowledge that well-being abounds, the more well-being you enjoy.
20. Don’t get fooled by appearances Feel great on the inside and you will shine on the outside
