Peter McWilliams Quotes - Page 7

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• That the religious right completely took over the word Christian is a given. At one time, phrases such as Christian charity and Christian tolerance were used to denote kindness and compassion. To perform a "Christian" act meant an act of giving, of acceptance, of toleration. Now, Christian is invariably linked to right-wing conservative political thought -- Christian nation, Christian morality, Christian values, Christian family.

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  Christian, Religious, Freedom

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• No matter what you do, no matter how stupid, dumb or damaging you judge it to be, there is a lesson to be learned from it.

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  Stupid, Failure, Lessons To Be Learned

  Peter McWilliams (1997). “Life 101: Everything We Wish We Had Learned about Life in School--but Didn't”, Mary Book / Prelude Press

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• Send the light of your own loving ahead of you. When you get there, the loving will have prepared a place for you. Be kind, gentle, and enjoy the journey.

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  Kindness, Journey, Light

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• This is how it happens. We get the Dream, but we don't get to dictate every step toward the dream.

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  Inspirational, Dream, Steps

  Peter McWilliams (1997). “Do It!: Let's Get Off Our Buts”, Mary Book / Prelude Press

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• We can consciously end our life almost anytime we choose. This ability is an endowment, like laughing and blushing, given to no other animal... in any given moment, by not exercising the option of suicide, we are choosing to live

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  Suicide, Exercise, Animal

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• While goals are chosen, a purpose is discovered. Our purpose is something we have been doing all along, and will continue to do, regardless of circumstances, until the day we die

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  Goal, Purpose, Rehabilitation

  Peter McWilliams (1997). “Do It!: Let's Get Off Our Buts”, Mary Book / Prelude Press

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• To change rules that are already in place takes time, energy, perseverance and a lot of hard work. You only have so many of these assets at your disposal, so choose with care the rules you want to change.

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  Change, Perseverance, Hard Work

  Peter McWilliams (1997). “Life 101: Everything We Wish We Had Learned about Life in School--but Didn't”, Mary Book / Prelude Press

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• To the degree we can live without the things of this world, we are wealthy.

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  Inspirational, Degrees, World

  "Do It!: Let's Get Off Our Buts".

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• The only difference between fear and excitement is what we label it. The two are pretty much the same physiological/emotional reaction. With fear, we put a negative spin on it: "Oh no!" With excitement, we give it some positive english: "Oh, boy!"

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  Fear, Boys, Emotional

  Peter McWilliams (1997). “Life 101: Everything We Wish We Had Learned about Life in School--but Didn't”, Mary Book / Prelude Press

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• Write 10 times: 'Fear is my friend. Fear is the energy to do my best in a new situation.' You don't have to believe it; just write it.

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  Fear, Believe, Writing

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• Do we indulge our heart, or cater to our fear?

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  Fear, Heart, Indulge

  Peter McWilliams (1997). “Do It!: Let's Get Off Our Buts”, Mary Book / Prelude Press

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• ..Fear is the energy to do your best in a new situation. The feeling of fear (anxiety, nervousness, shyness, or any of its other aliases) is really "preparation energy". It's getting you ready to excel, to succeed, to do your best and to learn the most.

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  Fear, Anxiety, Feelings

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• Many people weigh the guilt, they will feel against the pleasure of the forbidden action they want to take.

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  Positive, People, Guilt

  John-Roger, Peter McWilliams (1991). “Life 101: everything we wish we had learned about life in school -- but didn't”

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• All the good, fine, noble, and creative acts of humanity were conceived as a spark in a single human consciousness.

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  Creative, Humanity, Sparks

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