Archive for February, 2009
Friday, February 27th, 2009
When I don’t Answer the Phone …
Telephones can be aggravating critters. To manage them, I have two basic rules:
I don’t answer calls from numbers I don’t recognize because they are usually either wrong numbers or telemarketers, neither of which do I want to be bothered with.
I don’t answer when I’m busy doing other things. I keep in mind always that I [...]
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Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Are You Holding Onto the Things That Are Holding You Back?
You know you are. You know you’re still mad at the guy that stood you up at the prom. You know you’re still wishing bad karma on the girl that said bad things about you way back in high school. You know you’re still mad about the raise you didn’t get this year. And you [...]
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Are You Grateful for the Challenges in Your Life?
Being grateful for the positive things in your life is almost a no-brainer. Of course, you should be grateful. And, it’s often easy to do, even though in the hustle and bustle of daily life, we may sometimes forget.
Being grateful for the not-so-positive things in your life, on the other hand, is neither an obvious [...]
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Reconnecting to the Simplicity of Your Childhood
Remember back when your were a kid? You’d lie on the ground watching the clouds move by. You’d let your imagination transform those fluffy accumulations of moisture into faces and landscapes and cartoon characters.
Or, you’d watch the ants hurrying about their tasks, following the trail blazed by others. Or, delight in blowing on dandelions to [...]
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Monday, February 23rd, 2009
Simplifying Your Choices
One of my biggest frustrations is trying to buy just about anything today.Over the last twenty years or so the number of choices available has just absolutely exploded. The internet has made shopping simultaneously infinitely easier and infinitely more complex.
Years ago, before the internet and the availability of on-line shopping, when you needed something you [...]
