Do you ever feel as if people are just tuning you out? You talk and talk. You're passionate. It's so clear how important what you have to say is--at least how important it is to you. Yet, you might as well be talking to a statute for all the response, empathy, or understanding you're getting, or more precisely, not getting. If you sense you're ... Continue Reading »
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Tough Love Or Tough Noogies?
Have you taken a "tough love" approach towards someone telling yourself it was for their own good 2pharmaceuticals.com , when, truthfully, it was more for your own sake? The concept of "tough love" was made popular in 1968 by Bill Milliken in his book, Tough Love, in which you take a brutally harsh stand with someone you love for their own good. ... Continue Reading »
A Ship Is Always Safe At Shore, But That Is NOT What It Is Built For
Do you know what you were built for? Can you be who you are, if who you are is never tested? We are made by our experiences; we are built by where we've been. Our experiences prepare us for where we're yet to go. What is that next step you're not taking yet? Is there someone you need to talk to, some issue you need to discuss, but you don't? Is ... Continue Reading »
Sort Out Empowerment Trash From Truth
Has the rallying cry, "Rules are made to be broken!" gone too far? What happens when the yearning to be different and stand out from the crowd ends up degrading into a compulsive need to break any rules, even the decent ones? How petty can the need to feel empowered get? Jogging along a beautiful refreshing country road the other morning, reveling ... Continue Reading »
“But” Nothing! The Worst Word Isn’t “Can’t,” It’s “But”
"But"nothing! Forget about eliminating the word "can't" from your vocabulary. It's "but" that'll really throw you off course! It's popular now to attack "can't" as a psychological obstacle to achievement.There's nothing you "can't" do. Never say "can't." The word "can't" just isn't in your vocabulary. If you believe you "can't ... Continue Reading »
Oh, To Die Laughing
I hope I die laughing. Think of it. When you're laughing, nothing is quite so bad as you were thinking it was. You can't hate when you're laughing. You can't worry, fear, argue, be paranoid, sullen, pouty, crestfallen, cynical, or anything negative when you're laughing. I'm always saying that being human is a superpower, and the ability to laugh, ... Continue Reading »