Take responsibility and remember....

• 1. Every problem is temporary.
• 2. The quality of your decisions determines the quality of your life.
• 3. Dire conditions allow opportunities for inner growth.
• 4. Adversity is what life is all about. You have the power to use adversity to your advantage!
• 5. Blame and condemnation seldom produce positive change and almost always make things worse.
• 6. Others only have as much power over you as you let them!
• 7. The most obnoxious person in your life is often your best teacher.
• 8. Aggression and passivity are two of the least effective behaviors to effect a solution.
• 9. To find freedom we need to forgive.
• 10. Forgiving is a selfish act to free yourself from being controlled by your past.
• 11. Cooperation requires a lot less energy than competition or domination.
• 12. Every situation can be viewed from many perspectives. Is there a pattern to the way you view most situations?
• 13. Focus on seeing the world the way it could be, not the way it is.
• 14. Take responsibility for the responses you make.
• 15. Turn problems into challenges and crises into transitions!
• 16. You may walk through the Valley of Death but don't set up camp there.
• 17. To lead full lives we need to get in touch with ourselves, discard our limiting beliefs, and shed our prejudices.