Life is like a game of pinochle; you bid on what you’re dealt plus gut feel, trade your weak cards for new ones, meld with your partner, and see what tricks you pull together. A good team plays off one another finding fun no matter what cards come their way. Connecting with one another enables… Read More
We’re Not Alone
Have you ever felt like just falling apart? I believe we all have at some point. Have you ever just felt like a witness to the never ending change in life with people coming and going and tasks seeming to lead no where? Perhaps a job without end or not able to get ahead is… Read More
Chasing Your Clicks
Mind your clicks or let your time slip into oblivion. It’s your go or no-go decision you make all the time. Read More
Biz We Love
“To business that we love we rise betime, and go to’t with delight.” William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra betime: Middle English “to happen” intransitive verb, to occur What do you love that get’s you out of bed and has you going to it with delight? Perhaps its time to focus on that aspect of your… Read More
Warm Work Relationships
What about work relationships? A friend from South Africa emailed me and asked me follow up on the recent post about “the warmth of our close relationships have more to do with our success than money or fame” After high school or college and prior to retirement we spend the majority of our lives interacting… Read More
Warm Relationships Are Key
“Financial success depends on warmth of relationships and, above a certain level, not on intelligence.” source: Wikipedia, Grant Study I recently watched the TED talk given by Robert Waldinger on “What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness.” One of the key things he points out is how important relationships are… Read More
Sea of Troubles
We face a myriad of difficulties changing day-to-day, month to month and year to year. At times it is overwhelming. It’s easy to get lost in our woes and worries when constraints out number the freedoms in our lives. In these times it is extremely important to use the social resources available in our lives and… Read More
Loosen Your Expectations
Things do not work out as we expect. When setting up a surprise or gift for someone, their reactions and reception of our energies will be in line with their experience and not ours. Others simply do not think as we do. We all experience different universes. Over the holiday break I observed my daughter… Read More
Make Your Own Music
As we stated last time in not so certain terms, listening with all of our senses is key to connecting with our environment and ourselves. When we listen, we enable ourselves to understand the vital few things in our lives. It allows us to recognize what’s important. It allows us to let the noise of… Read More
Designing Future Happiness
I came across a quote on Tumblr that was interesting. “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; It is something you design for the present.” I asked myself, “have I designed my present happiness” and “am I designing my future happiness?” Looking back, I intended to be where I’m at, not specifically mind… Read More
