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, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘From a place of compassion’
July 17th, 2009 - 5:00 am § in guest posts, recent posts
Reason Season Lifetime
People come to your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, [...][...]
faith coupled with action: “Notes From the Universe”
Mike Dooley is one of my most favorite people in the whole world. I look forward to the “Note from the Universe“ that he sends to my email box five days a week. Here is an example of one of his notes. If you like what you see, sign up at his website. It’s free! [...][...]
July 13th, 2009 - 6:00 am § in guest posts, recent posts
the rope swing
“C’mon, it’s GREAT! It’s so much FUN! We’re right here. We’ll catch you. You’ll be fine. Just jump! You don’t know what you’re missing. See? We’re all right here for you.” The kids coached and cajoled me, their faces glowing w[...]
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 happened[...]
July 9th, 2009 - 3:52 pm § in recent posts
…teacher hit me with a ruler
I attended a funeral today for a 19 year old man I didn’t know. To represent for Trece & her family. Mikey died in a car crash after the fireworks on July 4th. Trece’s nephew, Stephen, was in the car too. After 9 nine hours of surgery, he’s recovering nicely. Pride. Honor. Respect. Ri[...]
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 a[...]
July 6th, 2009 - 11:20 am § in recent posts
A Mother’s Concern
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago, my mom, Peggy, couldn’t handle it. I’m the youngest of her six children. She doesn’t say it out loud, but I know she wonders if she did something wrong. We lived upstairs from a dry cleaning shop when I was little. Was it the che[...]
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[...]
