I rounded a familiar corner and was surprised to see only one lane of traffic where normally there are two. What happened? There’s no construction. As I waited for the light to change, I noticed a student driver sign prominently displayed on the roof of a car ahead of me. When the light changed, [...]
Archive for the ‘lessons’ Category
July 27th, 2009 - 6:00 am § in lessons, recent posts
“In perfect harmony…”
Playing out right before our very eyes, in national news, is a real life situation with “Flip-Kick-Listen-like” techniques being applied. The exact details of what took place aren’t of interest any longer. It happened. Let us instead examine the resolution, the “what now?” In lif[...]
July 24th, 2009 - 6:00 am § in lessons, recent posts
“In order to thrive…”
Sometimes I struggle before admitting to someone what they’re doing (or not doing) doesn’t work for me. I envy folks who have rock solid boundaries. Establishing boundaries is like building a new muscle, it requires strength training. Have you ever recalled the scariest movie you’ve[...]
July 17th, 2009 - 6:00 am § in lessons
Lesson 5 “You’re Fired”
It ’s okay for Donald Trump to say it, in fact, millions of viewers tune into The Apprentice each week to see who will be next to go. In business, it’s common practice to fire someone when they’re not carrying their weight or they’re not a good fit. Yet, in our personal lives, [...]
July 10th, 2009 - 3:24 pm § in lessons
Lesson 4 “No dogs allowed!”
Here we are at lesson 4. This time, instead of providing a variety of responses, we’ll address one response to a seemingly innocent question. I used to take our dog, Nelson, to the park every day. One day, there was a sign saying “no dogs allowed”. What’s with the sign? What happe[...]
Validation
16 minute mini movie…grab your popcorn and enjoy this love story! Being validated and complimented are essential ingredients for celebrating life. Scrumptious! FlipKickListen@gmail.com Please leave messages for us. We’d love to hear from you. We promise to respond. more[...]
July 3rd, 2009 - 4:32 pm § in lessons
Lesson 3 “the scarf”
Rude Person: “Why are you wearing a scarf? Do you have cancer?” As we’ve already learned in previous lessons, our first internal response is most likely to be something like, “Why is that any of your freaking business?” Possible Responses Using good judo, we’ll use our questioner[...]
July 3rd, 2009 - 4:01 pm § in lessons
Lesson 2 “why aren’t you?”
Cancer strikes each person differently. Everyone has their own recovery plan based on what’s happening. The recipe chosen to combat cancer requires a great deal of careful consideration. Trece: “I was sitting with some family members at the dinner table. It was a chemo week for me so[...]
July 3rd, 2009 - 3:13 pm § in lessons
Lesson One – “Why…
Ever notice how confident and capable we are to endorse what we believe? What happens to our confidence after cancer strikes? When the rug has been pulled out from underneath us, how do we fight to stay intact? This is a real life example: Trece: “I was on the phone with someone I respected talkin[...]
July 3rd, 2009 - 2:41 pm § in lessons
Welcome to Flip Kick Listen
When something new and unexpected arises, life as we knew it, changed. This blog and it’s lessons to bridge the gap are written to facilitate communication with the people in our lives. [...]
