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Would You Like To Erase Parts of Your Past?
When your past catches up with you, or you catch up with your past. Last month a woman was photographed after paying $53,000 to have puppies cloned from her former beloved pet. When her photo circulated around the world, several people came forward to accuse her of crimes dating back thirty years! She is facing a…
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Go Home!
“Physician, heal thyself.” This post certainly comes under the heading of “do as I suggest, not necessarily as I do.” But, how can we justify not trying to help others avoid the mistakes we have made? In this case, I feel like Jacob Marley telling Scrooge, “It’s too late for me, but you can save yourself!”…
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“The Snow Will Stop, The Wind Will Cease, And The Sun Will Shine”
Stormy weather: The tragedy and disruption created by Hurricane Fay, as well as by tornadoes, flooding, blizzards and all the other weather that hits our globe, reminds us that there are natural forces over which we have very little control. (Although we are finding out more every day about ways we can have some control as…
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How Many Mountain Goats?
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Hurdles — Look Forward and Keep Moving!
I was reading about the Olympic Games and was fascinated by information about the hurdle competitions. I couldn’t help but think that life is like that. (I am, after all, the daughter of Creola Kincaid Lewis.) The article said a requirement for success is for the runner to be aware of the hurdle before he or she reaches…
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How To Decide (Without Using A Coin)
Should I or shouldn’t I? That question comprises about half of our thoughts every day, and the answers we give create the lives we have. If the answer to that question is so crucial, it would seem that we should do a bit more than mentally–or actually–toss a coin. Maybe you will find some common decision-making…
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Are You Waiting For All The Lights To Turn Green?
Samuel Johnson, the venerable philosopher and Dictionary compiler of the 1700s, said, “Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.” A modern way to say that is, “You’ll never get anywhere if you wait for all the lights to turn green at once.” I was talking this week to someone…
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Unrealistic Expectations = Asking For Frustration
The sounds of frustration: Have you had these thoughts when someone hasn’t done what you wanted or expected, or has not responded as you hoped? “I should have known…” “I don’t know why I tried….” “I thought if I gave him one more chance….” “Well, he did it again.” “I wish just once, she would…..” “Was…
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Professional Associations — When To Join and When To Quit
Professional groups and associations can have value. If you are building a career and want to develop professionally you can benefit from becoming part of groups and associations that focus on your interests. If you want to develop colleagues and friendships, membership in associations and groups can provide a professional community with which you can interact. Such memberships are also useful…
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Ken Blanchard and Tina Lewis Rowe — We Agree About Praise
About Praising Praise what you want to have repeated. To praise someone means to commend them, congratulate them, honor them, extol their virtues, go into raptures over something they have done, or to strongly compliment them. Those descriptions set some high standards for what is praiseworthy! It also reminds us that there is a difference between…