Day One Hundred Sixty-Nine of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: WE! We Inspire Me!
The Power of WE! One cannot underestimate the power of WE when facing life challenges! One of the problems that gets in our way is that we sometimes fail to see the Power of WE! What If We Are the Ones? Waiting! Don’t you just love waiting? We wait in line We wait for a […]
Day One Hundred Sixty-Eight of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: The Little Things!
The Little Things! They both vex and inspire! Here are a few thoughts on “The Little Things.” I don’t know about you but the Little Things in life are often the ones that give me the most trouble; cause me the most heartache; create the most havoc! What causes this you ask? Well, the answer […]
Day One Hundred Sixty-Six of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: The Dawn
The Candle vs The Dawn! Forty or so years ago I heard the following: “Death is merely the extinguishing of the Candle because the Dawn has come.” Now I really like that! IIt creates a sense of comfort as I ponder the end of life . . . And yet as I think on that […]
Day One Hundred Sixty-Five of 365 -Things That Inspire Me: Holding On!
Holding on to life can be difficult at times. We, as human beings, routinely find ourselves inundated by challenges on all fronts. Often, some among our vast number let go and give up or leave us. When that happens, I am deeply saddened. I venture to say that all of us from time to time […]
Day One Hundred Sixty-Three of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Wanting To Want To!
Wanting to Want to! I often find myself asking clients, “What do you want (to do, be, have, accomplish, etc.)?” To be honest, I ask myself those same questions quite frequently along the way as well! Very often, the answer takes one of two paths. The first is something like, “What I DON’T want is […]
Day One Hundred Sixty-Two of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Flipping the Switch!
As part of my 365 day personal writing challenge in which I will write something on this site every day for the entire year of 2017, I’ve discovered that writing about short series topics helps me focus. I’ve been writing about Things That Bug Me. Today, I am switching gears. Today I begin a new […]
Day One Hundred Sixty of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Rejection!
Rejection! I don’t like it! It really bugs me! I’m guessing it bugs you as well; however, it is something with which we all must deal from time to time. This is a tough one! Rejection! Ouch! The sting of rejection tends to condition us to shy away from asking questions; asking for favors; asking […]
Day One Hundred Fifty-Six of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Incongruity!
False Advertising! That’s what Incongruity is! False Advertising! Some think of incongruity as anything that opposes their world view. That is NOT incongruity. That is disagreement! Incongruity occurs when something or someone acts in ways that are opposite of what their title implies. Let me give you a few examples. Incongruity happens when: Counselors […]
Day One Hundred Fifty-Five of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Birthdays!
Yep! You guessed it! I’m celebrating a birthday today and that is the inspiration for this post. Don’t get me wrong, I love birthdays – at least, most of the time. Birthdays are excuses to celebrate! Birthdays are opportunities to laugh, eat cake and give gifts. Birthdays also remind me that I’m aging and that’s […]
Day One Hundred Forty-Eight of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Migraines
Life can be a pain in the butt from time to time; however, what bugs me more than that is when life is a pain in the head! I am one of those who periodically suffers from migraines. More often than not, I have an inkling or two when one is coming on. I begin […]