It bothers me to no end to hear things like: “That is the way it’s always been done” “That is what everybody does” “That’s not normal” “People will think you’re weird” “You just can’t do things like that” These are just some of the terms that people hear when they think differently than the …
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Who is the real me? Who am I truly? When I strip away the layers that cover the real me up such as trying to impress others, living up to the images I have of myself in my mind as well as social and religious pressures…what am I left with? Carl Rogers came up with …
“Work the solution, not the problem.” I first heard that on the movie “Apollo 13.” It is amazing advice. As you will see, working the solution instead of dwelling on the problem is the best way to get out of whatever situation you are in. We cannot do anything about the past. It is gone. …
Through my education, the books I have read and life experience, I have a accumulated a lot of knowledge about how to keep my thoughts and actions from becoming dysfunctional and leaving me in a bad place emotionally. Sometimes when I have bad days or weeks I make one of the easiest mistakes to make; …
A friend and I were reflecting on the movie “Tombstone”. There is a seen in it where Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer) are talking. Doc is on his death bed and admits to Wyatt that he was in love only once with his first cousin. He said it turned out bad …
We all dream of it, but is there a time that we finally get to that place in a relationship, the rite job, handle our inner demons and then we never have to deal with tragedy, heart break, or any other undesirable circumstances again and then TOUCHDOWN! Then life is smooth sailing forever after. The truth …
Below is a combination of things I have read through the years and things I have learned on my own. They are good rules for truly living. Life’s choices can be summed up with 3 questions: What is the goal? – What do I have to do to get it? Am I willing to do …
What makes a person successful? Most people would say financial success makes a person successful. But I disagree. My father once said that if a man grows up wanting to be the garbage man and actually grows up to be the garbage man, then he is successful. Unfortunately, by mainstream thinking, the garbage man has …
Negativity attracts negativity. This is especially true in the work place. I am not sure what is happening in America, but people in the work force are continually becoming more lazy, uncaring, self-serving, and exorcising less intelligence. It is as if people are trying to see just how little they can do for their pay. …
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Often we find ourselves in situations that are not desirable and in fact cause us a great deal of turmoil. When I find myself in a situation like that, my first priority is to find a way out of the situation. I make it my mission to simply end the situation. However, there are some …
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