Emerson instructed us to "Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your reading have been to you like the blast of truimpth out of Shakespeare, Seneca, Moses, John and Paul."
Following Emerson's guidance, I offer some of my favorite blasts of triumph. These quotes I draw from The Power of TED* and other wisdom by David Emerald.
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Every Victim requires a Persecutor. But the Persecutor isn’t always necessarily a person. The Persecutor could also be a condition or a circumstance. A persecuting condition might be a disease or a heart attack, or an injury. A persecuting circumstance could be a natural disaster, like a hurricane or an earthquake or a house burning down.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Self-Development Quotes on:
David Emerald, Power, Heart, Burning, Earth, Victim
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Victims may be defensive, submissive, over-accommodating to others, passive-aggressive in conflict, dependent on others for self-worth, overly sensitive, even manipulative. They’re often angry, resentful, and envious, feeling unworthy or ashamed about their circumstances. Have you ever felt or acted this way?
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Motivational Quotes on:
David Emerald, Act, Power, Shame, Victim
All victims have experienced a loss—a thwarted desire or aspiration—even if they’re not aware of it.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Inspirational Quotes on:
Desire, Experience, War, David Emerald, Power, Victim
Frozen in fear, you avoid responsibility because you think your experience is beyond your control. This stance keeps you from making decisions, solving problems, or going after what you want in life.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Famous Quotes on:
Responsibility, Fear, Experience, Think, David Emerald, Zen, Power, Decisions, Life, Control, Decision
These people are often authoritarian and rigid in their views, exerting power over others in an effort to keep others from having power over them. Persecutors may act grandiose and self-righteous to mask their own insecurity.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Self-Development Quotes on:
David Emerald, Act, Power, Effort, Security, People
Persecutors, like Victims, act out of fear. The may seem fearless, but actually Persecutors are almost always former Victims.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Motivational Quotes on:
Fear, David Emerald, Act, Power, Fearless, Victim
A Rescuer isn’t always a person. Addictions to alcohol or drugs, sexual addiction, workaholism—all the ways we numb out—can rescue the Victim from feeling his or her own feelings.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Inspirational Quotes on:
David Emerald, Sex, Power, Work, Feelings, The Way, Victim
Persecutors fear loss of control. Rescuers fear loss of purpose. Rescuers need Victims—someone to protect or fix—to bolster their self-esteem.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Famous Quotes on:
Fear, Purpose, David Emerald, Power, Control, Victim
When you inhabit any of these three roles, you’re reacting to fear of victimhood, loss of control, or loss of purpose. You’re always looking outside yourself, to the people and circumstances of life, for a sense of safety, security, and sanity.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Self-Development Quotes on:
Fear, Purpose, Acting, David Emerald, Habit, Act, Power, Life, Control, Roles, Security, People, Victim
Whatever I hold in my mind tends to manifest itself in my life. What we believe and assume creates most of our reality and our experience.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Motivational Quotes on:
Experience, David Emerald, Power, Create, Life, Mind, Believe
The focus in the Creator Orientation is on a Vision or an Outcome. You orient your thoughts and actions toward creating what you most deeply want to see or experience in life.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Inspirational Quotes on:
Action, Focus, Thoughts, Vision, Experience, War, Creator, David Emerald, Act, Power, Life, Outcome
One of the fundamental differences between the Victim Orientation and this one [Creator] is where you put your focus of attention…For Victims, the focus is always on what they don’t want: the problems that seem constantly to multiply in their lives. They don’t want the person, condition, or circumstance they consider their Persecutor, and they don’t want the fear that leads to fight, flee or freeze reactions, either. Creators, on the other hand, place their focus on what they do want. Doing this, Creators still face and solve problems in the course of creating outcomes they want, but their focus remains fixed on their ultimate vision.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Famous Quotes on:
Action, Focus, Fear, Vision, Live, Creator, David Emerald, Act, Power, Doing, Outcome, Attention, Differences, Reaction, Victim
It is the Baby Steps you take, the everyday things you do, that eventually lead to the manifestation of your outcome.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Self-Development Quotes on:
David Emerald, Power, Outcome
Living from the Creator Orientation is actually more challenging. In the Victim Orientation, I didn’t have to exercise conscious choice; I just reacted to my circumstances.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Motivational Quotes on:
Creator, David Emerald, Exercise, Act, Power, Choice, Victim
Give yourself the gift of time in coming to answers for your life…It takes time, and a lot of introspection and soul-searching, to get clear about what you really want to manifest in your life.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Inspirational Quotes on:
David Emerald, Power, Life, Soul, Give
The way you create any outcome in your life is to hold the vision of your deepest desires. At the same time, though, you must honestly and accurately assess your current situation and how it relates to your greater vision. By doing this, you engage tension between what is and what can be. This tension is the primary creative force behind the manifestation of any outcome. It’s as natural and powerful as the force of gravity.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Famous Quotes on:
Vision, Desire, David Emerald, Tension, Power, Create, Great, Life, The Way, Doing, Outcome, Rent, Creative
It’s impossible to invest your soul in a compromise.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Self-Development Quotes on:
David Emerald, Power, Soul
Some of the steps you take may end up being detours or out-and-out mistakes. By staying focused on your vision, though, you’ll find even those steps useful in the creating process.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Motivational Quotes on:
Focus, Vision, David Emerald, Yin, Power, Mistake
TED—The Empowerment Dynamic—counteracts the poison of DDT, the Dreaded Dram Triangle. TED is the antidote for DDT.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Inspirational Quotes on:
David Emerald, Act, Power
A Creator is vision-focused and passion-motivated. To really live into your Creator self, you are called to do the inner work necessary to find your own sense of purpose—whatever touches your heart and holds meaning for you.
~ David Emerald Quotes
from The Power of TED*
Famous Quotes on:
Focus, Vision, Purpose, Live, Creator, David Emerald, Power, Heart, Work, Passion
“Big Ideas” are simply the gems I’ve pulled out of my favorite books/seminars/life lessons. These ones I pulled from The Power of TED*
David Emerald : Rubber Bands and Your Ideals
David Emerald : Rubber Bands & Your Ideals
David Emerald : Baby Steps
David Emerald : What do I want?
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