Let’s start this journey by asking ourselves the most important question of all, what is success? Now before you answer, consider where your response is coming from. Many of us hold on to visions of success that are not truly our own. Outside influences play a particularly strong role in helping us to shape our [...]
The most assertive and least provocative way to handle an insult is called “Fogging.” In Mississippi where I grew up in the fifties, mosquitoes were a big problem. To avoid the sting of the mosquitoes, communities used what we called as children the Fogging Machine. On hot summer evenings, the Fogging Machine rode through our [...]
In this success-oriented society, it is difficult to accept failure or defeat, and yet, there is an art in defeat which the noblest of souls have man- aged to acquire. Such people seem to know how to lose cheerfully, and can accept disappointment without any great amount of frustration or fear. While success may generate [...]
Even a small child can be an integral part of Mother’s Day festivities. These activities will keep him or her interested, safe, and involved in the fun. Taking care of a toddler is a full-time job. A child of “toddler” age (usually between 14-24 months), they are walking and babbling, but not usually coordinated enough [...]
Create a hand-crafted gift for Mother’s Day! No matter your age or skill level, there are quick and easy gifts to make sure to please any woman. Mothers Day is the perfect time to showing Mom or Grandma how much you care by handcrafting a gift. Every precious second spent working on it can be [...]
Does the thought of speaking in public make your hands break out in a cold, clammy sweat? Does having an audience make you burst into unbridled tears? If you are not comfortable speaking in public, you are not alone. Many of you will recall the old anecdote that deals with public speaking. A survey was [...]
There are many ways in which to set goals. Here are seven to choose from: Integrity-based – Integrity, in this case, is defined as what is right for your physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being. Integrity-based goals are those that put you back into integrity, even if it means setting aside what you’re currently working on. [...]
So the backstabbing, lying, chauvinistic, egotistical, slime ball gave you the flick eh? He dumped you like he dumps his washing on his mother’s front door step. But that’s not the worst of it. He’s going out with your best friend! So while you sit on the couch eating a box of chocolates, cursing his [...]
She was so tired, she could barely put on her workout clothes. She was tired of endless training. She was tired of no recognition. She missed being with her family and friends. More than anything else, she was tired of being tired, irritable, tense. It seemed as if nothing was right with her life. And [...]
Thanks. Such a simple word, and so underused - a meaningful gesture that should be employed more often. We have a national holiday founded on the premise of thankfulness and showing gratitude. We are taught, since early childhood, to say “thank you” in response to gifts or kind gestures. Yet, in today’s bustling world, we overlook [...]