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The Only One You Are Up Against Is Yourself
Once again I decided that my original title needed revising, mostly because it was stated from a negative. I started out with “Don’t Judge Yourself Against Others and Their Successes”. What I wanted to say is that we need to look inside ourselves for positive affirmation. In short, the lesson is to learn to stop comparing yourself to others. It seems to be human nature to constantly compare yourself to other people. We don’t live in a … Read entire article »
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Cut Others The Same Slack You Would Like To Receive
Life these days is so jam packed with so many different people and things all vying for … Read more »
The Kindness Club: Week 19 Prompt
It’s week 19 of the Kindness Club. Thanks to all of you who have been reading and joining … Read more »
All Living Creatures Are Wondrous Creations
Every living creature on this planet is wondrous and has its place and purpose. Even the ones … Read more »
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Feeling For Others Is What Makes Humanity Great
Feeling our own pain is normal. Feeling other people’s pain is extraordinary. It’s our ability to show compassion and … Read more »
Everyone Has Their Issues They Need To Work Through
This post is not usually the type I write on my blog. If my writing has to … Read more »
Encourage Kids To Have Active & Imaginative Playtime
This is probably one of those titles that makes you slap your forehead and says “Duh, of … Read more »
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If You’ve Been Hurt, Don’t Wait. Make Your Feelings Known.
At one time or another we have all been hurt. Sometimes the hurt feeling is justified in that the person’s intent was indeed meant to hurt us. Other times our perception is not even close to the intention. I think a big part of the problem people have in general is the fact that we don’t express what we are feeling. … Read entire article »
Try To Live In The Moment
My title was originally “live in the moment”. I then realized how few of us seem capable of doing that day in and day out. So instead I decided to rephrase and say that we should try to live in the moment. I am in the middle of reading The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. It is a fabulous book that … Read entire article »
The Kindness Club: Week 20 Prompt
It’s week 20 of the Kindness Club. Thanks to all of you who have been reading and joining in on the weekly kindness prompts even if you are not posting or commenting. Last week’s Kindness Club prompt was to cut a person close to you some slack. There are days when each of us feels that we wish that someone would cut us … Read entire article »
Laugh At Jokes, Even Ones Made At Your Expense
It’s easy to have a good laugh at something we find funny, as long as the person we are laughing at or the event we are laughing about didn’t happen to us. It is a lot harder to let go and laugh at yourself, especially if the incident was a bit embarrassing. I am a bit gullible naive and in general … Read entire article »
Cut Others The Same Slack You Would Like To Receive
Life these days is so jam packed with so many different people and things all vying for your time and attention. It’s no wonder that at times many of us find ourselves wishing someone would just cut us some slack. When I personally think what it means to cut someone slack, I being me, usually think in terms of emotion. I … Read entire article »
Some Things Are A Constant
Yes this is another moan about laundry. The piles and piles of it that I seem to constantly have. How is it that when this picture was taken my soldier’s laundry pile was second highest? He wasn’t home all week. But while I was thinking this through, of course I started thinking about how this whole post is really a metaphor for … Read entire article »
Not Everyone Is Going To Like You, No Matter How Hard You Try
I understand why some people might have certain issues with me, but honestly I can’t understand how someone who knows me can truly not like me at all. That was a hard sentence to write because it sounds a bit egotistical which really is not me. (Hmmm, that sounded egotistical as well. Maybe I better just get to the point.) I … Read entire article »
Be Vigilant, Stealing Is Easier To Do Than You Think
I think that most of us, hopefully unwittingly, at some point or another have stolen something. I am confident that most of those instances have been things that we “borrowed” and then forgot to return. Or maybe things we didn’t even realize we were stealing. Sadly I have been guilty of this many times. Every time I find myself with a pen … Read entire article »
Your Friends’ Mistakes Are Yours To Learn From
Like for many of my posts my deep thoughts come from simple things. I think learning from other peoples’ experiences is really wise. I believe we are exposed to things in our own lives and in our friends lives for a reason. It helps us learn about ourselves and grow. Especially fulfilling is when you see an almost immediate result to your … Read entire article »
The Kindness Club: Week 19 Prompt
It’s week 19 of the Kindness Club. Thanks to all of you who have been reading and joining in on the weekly kindness prompts even if you are not posting or commenting. The last Kindness Club prompt was to be kind to animals. All animals are wondrous creations and we need to be more conscious of that fact even when the animals … Read entire article »
You Can Always Find Someone Worse Off Than You, Remember To Be Grateful
I find it to be human nature to see people who have things you wish you had or are doing things you wish you were doing and wish you were in that position. Maybe you want the freedom or the opportunities that wealth can bring. Maybe you want to be able to influence people the way a very charismatic speaker … Read entire article »
Sometimes You Need To Cut Yourself Some Slack
There are times when you realize that you can’t do everything. Times when you have to decide what you will let slide. The harder part is not beating yourself up for letting things slide. Especially if it is something you do for yourself and committed to yourself to do. It kind of feels like failure. Last week was long and tiring (and … Read entire article »
Don’t Do The Ironing After You’ve Had Your Hair Done For A Wedding
I have had a really busy week with my nephew getting married so sadly I have not blogged in a few days. I might have gotten carried away with making a scrapbook and cookies and a cake for the family weekend after the wedding. But I am back with a lesson I learned on the day of the wedding. When it is … Read entire article »
Learn From Those Who Have Done It Already
My nephew is getting married today to a fantastic girl who I am glad to be able to call my niece. I thought that one of the best gifts I could give them would be some insight into what others think of marriage. After all, smart people learn from people who have already been in their situation. Sure everyone is different but … Read entire article »
If Your Sense Of Direction Is Lacking, Get The Address Of The Parking Lot Before You Wander Off
I don’t do the sense of direction thing. My car does not have a GPS, but even if it did, chances are that it would have the same sense of direction I have. That is, next to none. I have that effect on GPS machines. You would think though that I would realize my limitations and when I park in a … Read entire article »
The Only Person You Can Change Is Yourself
Sounds pretty straight forward right? The only person you can change is yourself. So why is it that we keep trying to get other people to change and we are disappointed when they don’t? We don’t like the way someone treats us and we expect them to change the way they behave. We don’t like the way someone is behaving and … Read entire article »
All Living Creatures Are Wondrous Creations
Every living creature on this planet is wondrous and has its place and purpose. Even the ones we find annoying and even the ones that scare us. As I mentioned in this week’s prompt, I have been attacked lately by a conscious. The one that has made me unable to kill things like ants. The one that made me upset that … Read entire article »
Don’t Cook Or Bake When You Are Tired
It was a very tiring week. Aside from “life” I had been trying to do some cooking and baking in advance because we had company for the Sabbath. So now that I have fed all the company,and no one is sick just stuffed from the massive amounts of food, I can now admit to all my cooking/baking mess-ups this past week. I … Read entire article »
Old Traditions Can Be Molded Into Meaningful Traditions That Are Still Relevant
The other night I was privileged to go and partake in the Jewish Yemenite pre-marriage Henna Ceremony for my nephew and his bride to be. Before I go any farther, if I make any mistakes as far as the ceremony itself or the reasons behind it, please feel free to correct me. I asked a lot of questions and I read … Read entire article »
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