Bryant McGill's Blog, page 53

When people hurt you

"Your life will be so much better when you start trying to understand and have compassion for people who hurt you — instead of just reacting and hurting them back."
— Bryant McGill

Help me get through one more day

"Today I call call upon my Higher Power to help me get through one more day. Help me have gratitude in the face of scarcity, strength in my private struggles and the wisdom to live a good life for myself and others."
— Bryant McGill

Faith is life

"Fear is always death. Faith is life. Have faith and your victory is assured."
— Bryant McGill

Expand in love

"The potential richness of your life shrinks or expands according to your ability to love."
— Bryant McGill

What the present moment has to offer

"If you look at today through the eyes of the past, you can never see what the present moment has to offer."
— Bryant McGill

Grow in joy

"If you are miserable you grow in misery and if you are joyful you grow in joy."
— Bryant McGill

None of your business

"Another person's thoughts about you are outside of your jurisdiction; you have no authority."
— Bryant McGill

Having a calm response

"By choosing to have a calm response to what seems negative you bring clarity and balance to your message. People not only learn from what you say, but how you say it. Each reaction we have is there to inspect us and reveal our own nature to ourselves and for ourselves; it is never about others. And remember, when you are speaking to someone else you are really speaking only to yourself. Everything you say to someone else is for your clarity, not theirs you are presenting yourself, to yoursel...

We are all damaged

"We are all damaged. We have all been hurt. We have all had to learn painful lessons. We are all recovering from some mistake, loss, betrayal, abuse, injustice or misfortune. All of life is a process of recovery that never ends. We each must find ways to accept and move through the pain and to pick ourselves back up. For each pang of grief, depression, doubt or despair there is an inverse toward renewal coming to you in time. Each tragedy is an announcement that some good will indeed come in...

It all begins with you

"The love and attention you always thought you wanted from someone else is the love and attention you first need to give to yourself."
— Bryant McGill