Posted in abuse, anger, attitude, Business, career, communication, disappointments, emotions, encouragement, expectations, failure, family, friendship, Frustration, Heart, help, Impact, learning, life, love, mental and physical health, observations, of connections, personal development, relationships, respect, restlessness, expectations, callings, sensitivity, unhappiness on Jun 14th, 2009
Now that title hits people where they live, don’t ya think? Human beings just don’t tolerate being taken for granted very well. It is a reactionary thing…no one wants to find themselves being used and abused. When someone takes another person for granted they are assuming alot. They are also not being sensitive to [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, attitude, authorities, coaching, commitment, communication, control, disappointments, Education, emotions, encouragement, expectations, failure, Fear, goals, help, hopes, inspiration, leadership, learning, life, mentoring, observations, opinion, Opportunities, personal development, relationships, respect, restlessness, expectations, callings, self doubt, success, support, trust, Uncategorized, values, well-being on Jun 7th, 2009
Are you a person who easily listens and responds to instruction, direction, advice or guidance? Most people aren’t; most of us struggle against those who try to inspire, discipline, encourage or outright set up boundaries for us. It is human nature to say, think, or feel…It is my life; I make my own decisions. Ultimately [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, American Idol, attitude, Business, career, celebrity, comfort, communication, competition, contest, culture, emotions, entertainment, expectations, Fame, future, goals, inspiration, life, media, music, news, observations, opinion, Opportunities, pain and misery, Passion, publicity, publisher, relationships, Relax, stress, success, support, talent, television, well-being on Jun 2nd, 2009
Susan Boyle is the woman from Blackburn, Scotland who made a media sensation with her performance in the talent show “Britain’s Got Talent”; the show that is Britains equivalent of American Idol. She was in the competition for the duration of the show…and made it to the semi-finals only to, in the end, honor [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, attitude, career, coaching, commitment, communication, confidence, courage, disappointments, Education, emotions, encouragement, enjoyment, excitement, expectations, failure, Fear, Frustration, future, goals, happiness, ideas, Impact, inspiration, leadership, learning, life, mentoring, observations, opinion, Opportunities, parenting, Passion, personal development, relationships, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, self doubt, stress, success, unhappiness on May 30th, 2009
Hey, I was just wondering if I am the only person on the planet who finds themselves anticipating something for peroid of time…building up excitement for a new experience; only to find myself on the edge of the unknown with a big bowl of mixed emotions? Have you ever been on the brink of something [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, Business, career, celebrity, charitable organizations, children, coaching, commitment, communication, compassion, competition, confidence, culture, Dreams, Education, emotions, encouragement, failure, Faith, Fame, family, finances, friendship, Frustration, Fun, future, giving, goals, help, hopes, Impact, inspiration, kids, law enforcement, leadership, learning, life, loneliness, loss, mental and physical health, mentoring, Models, MONEY, observations, of connections, Opportunities, organizations for special needs, parenting, personal development, poverty, power, relationships, religion, responsibility, school, service, special needs, success, support, talent, teens, Uncategorized, values on May 3rd, 2009
It has been becoming difficult for me to quietly sit back and not scream my frustration with people in a position of power who are not standing up for youth at risk of failure. Whether you are a parent, a teacher, a mentor, a friend, social worker, counselor, tutor, a member of clergy, member of [...]
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Posted in attitude, Beauty on May 2nd, 2009
After a couple days of torrential rains, flooded creeks (and basement), I am happy to report that the sun has made a beautiful appearance here today. It is much appreciated. The winds are a little brisk…but, hey, a few weeks ago we had rain, sleet, snow and COLD…I will be happy and content to [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, attitude, Celebration, control, Education, emotions, environment, failure, Fear, future, life, observations, Opportunities, parenting, personal development, responsibility, school, success on Apr 30th, 2009
With Graduation rapidly approaching for many high school seniors, i got to wondering how many people consider themselves a self-starter or a self-motivator. In the last few weeks of school, in a person’s senior year they begin to see the results, or lack there of, of their accomplishments. This is the time where taking [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, alternative energy sources, attitude, Beauty, children, commitment, culture, earth day, ecology, Education, environment, future, Green, home, Impact, inspiration, leadership, life, media, news, observations, poverty, protect, responsibility on Apr 23rd, 2009
Earth Day has arrived today! Earth Day is a day to recognize the worth of our planet and how we can best take care of our responsibility towards it. I know alot of focus on Earth day is on recycling, reducing waste, and planning ways to reuse items that tend to find themselves filling [...]
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Posted in attitude, emotions, failure, giving, inspiration, life, loss, love, observations, opinion, relationships on Apr 14th, 2009
The danger in giving, is being taken; danger in loving, is losing love…be brave; live dangerously! The whole point of that statement is to take a few risks..err on the side of giving benefit of doubt to others…the rewards are that your risks will allow for greater benefits; if, you take that chance and people rise [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, attitude, charity, commitment, compassion, culture, emotions, encouragement, finances, giving, Heart, help, home, Impact, inspiration, leadership, life, love, mentoring, MONEY, observations, of connections, opinion, Opportunities, pain and misery, relationships, responsibility, service, spiritual, success, support, talents, teens, values on Mar 27th, 2009
I know people who are struggling, people who have cut back in every conceivable way to save money just to stay afloat. I also know people who are living very comfortably in nice homes, with fancy vehicles, going out to eat regularily and have no worries when it comes to bills or their health. [...]
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