Careful, thoughtful communication is important to building and maintaining meaningful relationships. Speaking clearly is also an important key to successful communication. Sometimes, we speak clearly, but when we leave out the “careful, thoughtful” part of the...
Do you remember the last time you moved out of one place and into another? Maybe it’s when you left home for the first time. As you packed, did you notice that everything in your house was a reflection of yourself? Your life, a physical representation, was literally...
Have you ever made a mistake and continued digging the hole even deeper? Making it worse? It’s okay! Accidents happen! And they can happen anytime. You just need to realize that when you’re in too deep, the last thing you want to do is make a bad situation worse. If...
Have you ever built a bridge? I'm sure you have. After all, a personal connection IS a bridge. It's a bridge that represents trust between yourself and others. Trust is a critical life force and there is no law that makes it permanent. Trust can be broken, lost, or...
Recent world events serve as a valuable reminder — life is precious and time is fleeting. The sheer busyness of life can be all consuming. You’ve no doubt heard it said — “don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” It’s easy to get so busy...
You and everyone you know, at one time or another, need someone to care. Whether you know it or not, someone out there loves you and thinks about you. These people in your life. Even the more independent of the people in your life need human interaction...they rely...
Have you ever had anyone comment, “You know…you just seem too grateful?” No? It’s because gratitude is something one cannot overdo. There are three stages of gratitude we can use as a reference: The recognition that people in our lives are helping us achieve....
Psychologists define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or anger toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness? You might think that forgiving someone who isn't...
You’ve no doubt heard the expression – one never gets a second chance to make a first impression. How we present ourselves to others matters a great deal. Do you want people to feel drawn to you the minute you meet? Do you want to attract more opportunities … make...
Today’s society in which we live tends to excuse all forms of bad behavior. There are now highly educated professionals who are actually referring to gossip as a ‘social skill’? According to some of the largest news outlets, gossip has gone from a negative to a...
Have you ever been described as gentle? Personally, when I think of the word “gentle,” I think of Winnie the Pooh. Did you know that Winnie the Pooh was created by author Alan Alexander Milne after one of his son’s toys? It’s true. Winnie, Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet,...
When you hear the word service, what first comes to mind? Is it a funeral service? What about a mechanic servicing your car? The service that might be thought of last, but certainly not least, would be service…to those with whom you come in contact on a daily basis....