Comments on: Gas Station Wisdom From a Modern Day Sage http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/gas-station-wisdom-from-a-modern-day-sage/ Strategies for Positive Change Thu, 24 May 2012 01:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Is it Really a Bad Thing to be Judgmental? | SELF DEVELOPMENT BLOG http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/gas-station-wisdom-from-a-modern-day-sage/#comment-4740 Is it Really a Bad Thing to be Judgmental? | SELF DEVELOPMENT BLOG Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:17:54 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=1916#comment-4740 [...] Where Does Disappointment Come From? Who Is Really In Control Around Here? Where’s Your Focus? Gas Station Wisdom From a Modern Day Sage . . Editors Note: The “90 Day: Make It Happen Now – 2009 Countdown Challenge officially begins [...] [...] Where Does Disappointment Come From? Who Is Really In Control Around Here? Where’s Your Focus? Gas Station Wisdom From a Modern Day Sage . . Editors Note: The “90 Day: Make It Happen Now – 2009 Countdown Challenge officially begins [...]

]]> By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/gas-station-wisdom-from-a-modern-day-sage/#comment-3301 Stephen - Rat Race Trap Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:07:24 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=1916#comment-3301 Jonathan, I can't believe self-service stations are against the law in Oregon! Great lesson in this article. "We are the ones who decide what to make out of our circumstances. In other words, we bring it with us wherever we go." When I finally figured this out it made a world of difference to me. .-= Stephen - Rat Race Trap´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRatRaceTrap/~3/l6tsk4go3HM/hold-your-goals-loosely.html" rel="nofollow">Hold Your Goals Loosely</a> =-. Jonathan, I can’t believe self-service stations are against the law in Oregon!

Great lesson in this article.

“We are the ones who decide what to make out of our circumstances. In other words, we bring it with us wherever we go.”

When I finally figured this out it made a world of difference to me.
.-= Stephen – Rat Race Trap´s last blog ..Hold Your Goals Loosely =-.

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]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/gas-station-wisdom-from-a-modern-day-sage/#comment-3295 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:09:13 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=1916#comment-3295 Hi Arswino, thanks for joining in. I like to think of the world as a giant mirror. In many ways what we see is a reflection of ourselves. Hi Arswino, thanks for joining in. I like to think of the world as a giant mirror. In many ways what we see is a reflection of ourselves.

]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/gas-station-wisdom-from-a-modern-day-sage/#comment-3294 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:06:46 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=1916#comment-3294 Hi Vin, I appreciated the irony as well. It shows that we need to be open to wisdom from any source. Humility and learning often go hand in hand. Hi Vin, I appreciated the irony as well. It shows that we need to be open to wisdom from any source. Humility and learning often go hand in hand.

]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/gas-station-wisdom-from-a-modern-day-sage/#comment-3293 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:01:58 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=1916#comment-3293 Hey Dragos, good point about the role of our actions. You know, there are a lot of Jimmys out there if we want to open ourselves up to learning from a variety of sources. Hey Dragos, good point about the role of our actions. You know, there are a lot of Jimmys out there if we want to open ourselves up to learning from a variety of sources.

]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/gas-station-wisdom-from-a-modern-day-sage/#comment-3292 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:56:51 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=1916#comment-3292 Hi Celes, thanks for mentioning that our subjective lens through which we view reality will always be there. You are so right. We can never achieve total objectivity, nor would we want to. Learning to focus that lens in a constructive way is really the key. Hi Celes, thanks for mentioning that our subjective lens through which we view reality will always be there. You are so right. We can never achieve total objectivity, nor would we want to. Learning to focus that lens in a constructive way is really the key.

]]> By: Arswino http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/gas-station-wisdom-from-a-modern-day-sage/#comment-3291 Arswino Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:08:24 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=1916#comment-3291 A very worthy life lesson, Jonathan. The problem is not our environment. The problem is always within ourselves. As you said, our attitude is the key to our relationship. Thank you, Jonathan. :) [rq=6078,0,blog][/rq]<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bestinspirationalquotes4u/WLhz/~3/wwf7Y5xf7uk/" rel="nofollow">What Does Love Mean?</a> A very worthy life lesson, Jonathan. The problem is not our environment. The problem is always within ourselves. As you said, our attitude is the key to our relationship.
Thank you, Jonathan. :)
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