Innovation and developing and trying new things is great! But our timeless traditions are also comforting. Who listens to holiday music developed in their generation? I'm guessing few. We go back to the stuff we know and it provides memory, comfort, and joy. Perhaps rearranged, but the same words.
Quote of the day: You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.~ Maya Angelou
Deception is a cruel illusion. Many convince themselves that their illusion will actually help another, but it rarely does in the long run. Honesty and being polite will probably get you further.
I often suggest that one way to create habit change is to decide you are a certain type of person. For example, deciding that you are a person who exercises, is often a way to make this habit stick. You may start making other healthier choices too. But we might also subconsciously be acting in [...]
Giving gifts can feel like work. Like pressure. Expensive. Annoying. What if we drop all of the bad part, and think about the joy the right gift will bring someone we care about? What's a better opportunity than the chance to delight another? What's more, with our spending or crafting, we can make a decision [...]
"Cultural Competency". A term I heard on the radio to express an understanding that goes deeper than speaking ones language without greater understanding. This strikes me as an important concept to consider. How can it impact our lives if we consider where we have cultural competency, where we lack it, and how we can make [...]
"Hi, I hate you." I realized that this is akin to the message I send when I pass people on a narrow path. I have my mask on and I hold my face down away from them. I am doing this because it feels like a way to protect them from getting infected should I [...]
Admitting mistakes allows us to fluidly learn. Circumstances change, information changes, and you are allowed to change your mind. What's in the past is a sunk cost. You might think you will be viewed poorly when you examine your life and possibly change it, but few are worried about what you are doing and change [...]
I'm tickled when people use technology in creative ways. I went to a store... during the Coronavirus pandemic...and the store had a virtual wait-list. I scanned a QR code to get to a website to sign up. I knew my place and countinually check my place. I bet this was super easy to set up...and [...]
There is great joy and power to be had in finding your true self and living into that. Shying away from your unique self is a siren call that we might think will be beneficial but it rarely is. What will happen when you ignore it and step into you?
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