How To Destroy Your Enemies

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Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them? – Abe Lincoln

How To Destroy Your Enemies

1. You could dig up dirt on them and leak it to the public
2. You could study them to determine their weaknesses and chip away at them until they break under the pressure
3. You could study them to determine what/who they love and cut them off from it/them
4. You could gather data to prove that they are wrong about something and discredit them
5. You could bear false witness against them, thereby inviting the unjustified wrath of others
6. You could harm them in some way and render them useless
7. Or you could enter into a conversation with them to find out what you have in common and take it from there…

Often when disagreements surface, we feel we must clobber down those who work against us and their ideas.

We’re afraid if we don’t, we won’t get our way.

We want to win.

If we really want to win, we should start where we agree and work forward from there. And if we’re really lucky, the end result will be better than either side could have imagined alone.

~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~

Friend or Foe?

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You may find the worst enemy or best friend in yourself. ~ English Proverb

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For most of my life I’ve known the words, “…the only person you can change is YOU.”

What I mean to say by ‘known’  is that I’d heard the words, they made sense, I’ve even said them on occasion.

You know how you can know something in your head but can’t fully understand it until you know it in your heart? Until it becomes a part of you?

During this process of pursuing my vision and mission over the last several months, these words have become a part of me and have found their way to my heart.

It stands to follow that you can also choose the things you decide to believe and say about yourself.

You can point out your shortfalls, beat yourself up for your failures and you can underestimate the value you bring to the world.

Or you can believe in your purpose. You can trust in your gifts and abilities and move toward your dreams with courage and conviction.

So which do you choose?

Friend or Foe?

~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~