Day One Hundred Eighty-Six of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Sometimes . . . Nothing!
I wish I could say that every single day I find myself inspiured by someone or something. That would be wonderful! Reality, however, tells me that will not be the case. The main reason is that some days are filled with anything but inspiration. On those days, I have to look elsewhere. Today was one […]
Day One Hundred Eighty-Five of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Silence
Words! Sometimes I have too many for my own good or the good of others. I often use words when silence is the better option. Silence is vastly underrated. Silence is power! Silence direction! Silence is illumination! Silence is . . . difficult! Perhaps that is the reason there is so little of it. Perhaps […]
Day One Hundred Eighty-Four of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Forgetting!
Forgetting! We all do it from time to time. We forget names and numbers. We forget dates and times. We forget people and places. We forget our car keys. We forget our glasses. We forget our lunch. We forget quite a bit it seems. When we forget, we often berate ourselves for our “stupidity” or […]
Day One Hundred Seventy – Two of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Moving Forward!
As a former teacher of English, I believe that the words we use to describe life create visual scenarios that then serve as contexts for action. I also believe that routine examination of the words we use can help reveal some of the reasons we behave in the ways we do. Take the difference between […]
Day One Hundred Seventy-One of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Brevity of Speech!
Words, words, words! With all the various platforms for communication, we are inundated with words! Texts, emails, television, radio, streaming communications, books in print, books on audio, movies, YouTube . . . words are everywhere! However important words may be to our ability to communicate, sometimes there are just too dang many words! I can […]
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-One of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Poor Listeners!
What Bugs Me About Communication? Listening! Well, to be more specific, Poor Listening! It happens all the time. Through the years, I’ve learned a thing or two about Poor Listeners. Following are a few clues that Poor Listening is either taking place or about to: “Huh? What’s that?” Glazed over eyes – looking straight at […]
Day One Hundred Fifty-Eight of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Fit Throwers!
“You get what you get and you don’t throw a fit!” Dontcha love that? My wife recently finished a long-term counseling sub assignment at an elementary school where she worked directly with K – 2nd grade students. This particular statement came from a young kindergarten student when Vanessa instructed the young boy to take the […]
Day One Hundred Fifty-Seven of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Noise!
Peace and Quiet! I’m convinced that the world needs much more Peace and Quiet! I know that I do from time to time! We are inundated daily with constant noise from all kinds of sources! Traffic, radios, television, audio books, concerts, mp3 players, smart phones, tablets, laptops, videos on YouTube and Face Book and Twitter, […]
Day One Hundred Fifty-One of 365 – Things That Bug Me: No Words!
No Words! This one more than bugs me. This one takes me down. It often moves me to tears. Frequently, this one causes me to experience ineptitude to a degree almost beyond repair. You see, some life experiences carry such weight and gravity that no words adequately capture the depth of emotion that accompanies them. To […]