Not Needed

Transforming

No Dogma

Internal

True contentment comes from within, not from someone or something else.
It will not arrive because of a change in circumstances.
Don’t make the mistake of waiting on someone or something to come along and make you content.
Contentment is INTERNAL.
When we attach it to something outside of ourselves we are a prisoner to it.

And, if it were to fly away or change in any way from us we will feel abandoned.

Do

Connected

Life and Growth

“Life is change.
Growth is optional.
Choose wisely.”

Karen Kaiser Clark

Rx.

Transcending

Together

Inside most people there's a feeling of being separate,

separated from everything.
And they're not.
They're part of absolutely everyone,
 and everything.

From the movie "Powder"

Thoughts

You don’t have to believe your negative thoughts!

Your mind would like you to believe that all of your thoughts are correct.
One of the ways it does this is by having you think that you and it are one.
The truth is your mind is just one part of you.
 It isn’t you.
You are NOT your thoughts.
You are HOW YOU RESPOND TO THESE THOUGHTS.

Why

Comparing

Love

I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.

I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me.
I love you for that part of me you bring out.

 Roy Croft

Relationship Axioms

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.

Some relationships are like glass. It’s better to leave it broken, than to hurt yourself more by trying to put it back together.

Key

Capable

Okay

It is okay to be angry.
It is never okay to be cruel.
It is always okay to be kind;
Even when you are angry.


W. Crew Lauterbach/Ph.D., LCSW-R

What You Are Made Of

Hold and Trust

Hard

When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard,"
I am always tempted to ask, Compared to what?

 Sydney Harris

Alone

Choose your relationships wisely.
It is better to be alone than to be in bad company.
Being alone does not mean you are lonely.
Being lonely does not mean you are alone.

Power

See

Responsiblity

Accept responsibility.
 It is far too common and far too easy to blame others for our current suffering.
Even if someone has caused us pain in the past it is us who keeps it alive with our unforgiving stance, "victim-talk" and "victim-thoughts".

Dr. W. Crew Lauterbach/Ph.D., L-CSW-R

Having Fat

And, you can change your shape if you are willing to do the work and possess the diligence to make it happen.

Pain

Within

What you seek is not somewhere else at some other time.
What you seek is here and now, within you.
 The more you look for it outside yourself, the more it hides from you.

Muscles

Nourishment

Newborn Child

Do not say, "It is morning,"
and dismiss it with a name of yesterday.
See it for the first time
as a newborn child that has no name.

 Rabindranath Tagore

Today

Today I know that I cannot control the consequences of the choices I've made in the past.

Today I know that I cannot control people .
I can only control my attitude towards them and their behavior.

Today I know that I cannot change people, they are on their own path.

I can only act in a kind, loving and honest manner toward everyone around me.

Leaner

Answer

True Love

You know you’ve found true love when you catch yourself falling in love with the same person over and over again.

You

Difference

Future

“The future is always beginning now.”

Mark Strand

Magnesium Benefits

Compassion

Best

Simply do your best, and you will avoid
self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

 Don Miguel Ruiz
THE FOUR AGREEMENTS

Re-Frame

You can choose to view things differently.
 Pick one part of your life that you are unhappy with and look at it from a different point of view.
See the rain as nourishment for future growth.
Consider being alone for awhile to create the solitude you need to hear your inner voice.

Think of your lack of funds as an opportunity to experience the simple things in life.
 Right now, you can choose to allow the light to shine in your life.
It is a choice.
Why not allow it?

From 1917. Hmmmmm

Live

Today

Too often, we carry around things from our past that hurt us – regrets, shame, anger, pain, etc.
 Don’t let these negative points from the past rob your present happiness.
You had to live though these things in the past, and although unfortunate, they can’t be changed.
 But if the only place they live today is in your mind, then let go, move on, and be happy.

Drink Up

Reaction Formation

Unguarded Thoughts

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as
your own unguarded thoughts.

Buddha

Moments

Life rarely turns out exactly the way you want it to, but you still have an opportunity to make it great.
You have to do what you can, with what you have, exactly where you are.
 It won’t always be easy, but it will be worth it in the end.
Remember that there is no perfect life, just perfect moments.
 It is these moments you must cherish; it is these moments that make the whole journey worthwhile.

Choices

Poison