change is unavoidable
This is The Second of a Four Part Series on Moving Through Painful Life Change. Guidleine #2 Ask For and Allow Support Change is unavoidable. When change happens, slow your life down. Delegate responsibilities and ask for help from loved ones. Doors open, doors close and sometimes we have no control over the outcome. We do, however, have control over our response. How we respond to change defines our quality of life. Sometimes we’re so devastated by change that it controls us for awhile. We can really feel powerless - over our lives, our circumstances and our future. It’s tempting to wallow in dispair. “What’s the use?”, we ask oursleves. “Why bother?”, we sigh. Others may offer to help, and sometimes we refuse. Oh,oh,...
moving gently through change
Change happens. It can be painful and difficult. Each one of us has experienced some form of loss. From the time we are thrust from the womb, we pass through a cycle of birth and death that continues until we take our final breaths. Life is just that – beginnings and endings, births and deaths, starts and stops – change. It’s not change itself that’s most significant. How we respond to that change defines our quality of life. Change is unavoidable. It’s a part of life. As we grow we develop character and learn perseverance through change. Are you in the middle of a painful life change? This is the first in a four part series illustrating a few guidelines for moving gently through change. You may or may not believe it now, but in moving through challenging life...
your greatest asset
Some people have good personalities. Others are great at math. We all excel at something. How about you? Take a minute to think of at least one attribute, or one thing you do really well. You may think this is the key to your success, and it very well may have a great deal to do with it. But there’s something even more critical. It’s intangible, invisible, yet more powerful than anything you possess. Regardless of your special skill, talent or gift, your attitude may be the single greatest asset you have. The way in which you approach your life and your business will definitely influence your experience. You’ll get whatever you expect. If you expect to be happy, it’s happiness you’ll find. If you expect to encounter difficulty...
time to remove your mask
Do you wear a mask? I’m not talking about during Halloween or Mardi Gras. I’m referring to the plain, ordinary days in between, at work, or school or at parties. Is there a face you hide behind when you don’t want people to see the real you? That’s the mask I’m talking about! Why would I not want people to see the real me? The reasons don’t matter. They often boil down to the same thing: Self Acceptance. People who don’t accept, let alone feel good about the person they are sometimes wear masks. It’s not really all that uncommon. If you don’t feel that the real you meets certain standards, you may be tempted to hide behind a fabricated image. If others see the real me, they might judge me. You may not be aware of this belief on a...
ask for what you want!
Part III - Hello! This week’s discussion is my favorite topic. I’d like to start with an excerpt from my Book: When Life Knocks You Down – Get Up! The ways we communicate determine two things: 1) The Outcome of the issue we’re communicating about. 2) The Quality of our relationships. Speak with respect, consideration, and love, and in healthy relationships, that’s what you get back. Be inconsiderate, condescending or rude and you’re likely to breed contempt. Do you know how to ask for what you want in a way that allows another to maintain dignity? Are you careful not to play the “Blame Game” and take responsibility for your own part in the relationship? Using “I” statements will help to assure...
ask for what you want!
Part II – Last week we began a discussion on the ways common courtesy-gone-overboard can eat away at self esteem, joy and integrity. Integrity? That may sound as if it came out of left field, but it very much factors into our conversation. When most of us think about integrity, we think about honesty and being true to ourselves and others. But it doesn’t stop there. Integrity also implies a harmony between our beliefs and our actions. When someone says they value speaking the truth, then lie, they are said to be out of integrity. If a person holds a belief that stealing is bad, but they cheat on their taxes, they are out of integrity. If you think this aspect of acting out of integrity doesn’t affect us, think again. It’s stored away...
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