I was recently speaking to a colleague and in the course of conversation complimented her hairstyle and how the new color and cut really suited her. She was positively beaming. So, the rest of this post is about two things: 1) Why you or I would give someone a compliment, and 2) How the other person interprets
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We all know what is best for us to do in order to get where we want to go, and what we want in life. You don’t have to be Einstein to know that that regular exercise keeps your body fit and healthy. Same deal with what we eat, the double choc chip ice cream
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A city slicker was visiting his distant relations out in the country and stopped by a gas station for refreshments and to fill up his fancy car. As he was about to go inside to pay, he noticed an old timer sitting on his wooden porch in his rocking chair just quietly taking in the
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The flight attendant is standing in the aisle giving us the low down on what to do should some of us ever find ourselves in this particular situation when flying. It is a life saver demonstration. We know it is important to pay attention to her instructions as the plane is still taxiing on the
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Some of mine are: 1) Looking at mirror every morning and saying aloud, “Today I am grateful for”: the roof over my head, or my family, or being fortunate that I can afford a hot breakfast etc” (Spend a minute thinking about the blessings in your life. It could be as simple as being able
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“Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and hoping someone else dies”-Dr John F DeMartini Think back to the last time you felt ignored, insulted, offended, ostracized, humiliated, criticized, denigrated, bullied, blamed, suffered a public put down, and the list goes on…(a Thesaurus is a handy thing!) If you are a sharp wit and can
It’s been two weeks since Easter and here in Australia, the kids are going back to school. As much as we love the little dears, we can now turn our attention to more pressing things like getting some semblance of a routine back. Whilst we lament that God gave us only 24 of those precious
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I am surveying the Band Aid strips I have on both knuckles as I am writing this. I am loathe to peel back the plaster because I know what I will see is still raw and bleeding.
“Why, how and what happened?” you may be asking (I hope you will anyway). But before getting to the bones of it let me flesh out the scene.
As women we get the message, usually subconsciously in the form of societal pressures that women do not get angry or upset. It is frowned upon, unacceptable and just not “lady like”.
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I woke up last Monday with a bit of a sore throat, just a tiny tickle. You know the one that could go either way during the next 24 hours. Being the positive person that I am, I WILLED it to go away as I went about my daily routine of heading to the gym,
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Hands up those of us who did the “I’m determined to lose those pounds and stop drinking/smoking in 2010” when the clock struck 12 on December 31 in 2009. Hands up those of us who are on the path to making this happen even as you read this. Give yourselves that pat on the back!!
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