Life’s too short and you have too much else going on to tolerate the many annoyances that sap your attention and drain your energy.
Life coach Debbie Call describes such “tolerations” as:
…things that we put up with that drain us of energy. Like an often-used drawer that sticks, or a light bulb that goes out that […]
Categories: Personal Power, Motivation, Relationships, Physical Matters
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Earlier this week, I saw a wonderful production of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol. It reminded me of this important idea: Sometimes, there is a large gulf between how we see ourselves and how others see us.
The delightful play was adapted from Dickens’ novel […]
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I often will be using the term gift in the writings here. Much more on that later.
In the meantime, I must share the following wonderful observation from Rosa Say, who sees the world through the distinctive lens of her Hawaiian heritage and its unusual language.
She writes:
The very best gifts never come wrapped in boxes.
Mahalo, […]
Categories: Mindset, Relationships, Ponderables
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One of the most powerful forces in the universe is the compulsion to say, “Told you so!”
Yes, it’s not enough to be right, to enjoy the smug self-satisfaction of having your superior intellect and judgment validated once again.
No, we feel the irrepressible urge to gloat, to publicly vanquish the foolish misguidedness of another. To […]
Categories: Mindset, Relationships
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You are so much more than your job title, any role description or anything that tries to describe you.
You’re Too Grand for Words
I was delightfully reminded of this by the opening statement on Evelyn Rodriguez’s Biography page: “No one should be constrained by their bio — it’s just a fleeting glimpse of a multidimensional being.” […]
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Being open with another person can be frightening. You are so vulnerable, so exposed.
Check out this essay on openness by Dan Oestreich. In it, he describes openness as:
…an effort to touch, connect with and engage another person. It is the opposite of accusing, which is based on judging others and protecting oneself through separation.
By […]
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