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Why are we afraid to admit our mistakes?

Date: February 8, 2012 • By • Comments 3

Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb

“You can never learn less; you can only learn more.  The reason I know so much is because I have made so many mistakes.”   Buckminster Fuller

When my niece, Kate, was ready to start kindergarten, she had to first go through an interview consisting of ten questions to assess her social skills.  Nine of her answers were deemed “correct” but the reason she got one wrong  shocked me.

Question: “What do you do if you break something?”

Kate’s honest reply: “You tell the truth.”

Wrong answer!

The answer the school was looking for was, “you fix it.”

This doting aunt was quite appalled that Kate didn’t get credit for her excellent answer.  The U.S. might still be a British colony if George Washington had attended that kindergarten!

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32 ways to de-stress

Date: February 1, 2012 • By • Comments 0

Lotus flowerA December 7, 2011 story on the Today Show alarmed me:  25% of adult women take drugs for anxiety and depression, and to help them sleep.  25%!!!

The reason given is that we all have more stress in our lives and prescription drugs seem to help us cope with it.

While scientists don’t always agree on much, there seems to be consensus that at least 70% of all illness is stress-related.  So, clearly, managing our stress is one of the most important keys to good health.

But all prescription drugs have side effects and are quite often not our best option.

Here are 32 suggestions for dealing with life stress, all of which are a healthier option than medication:

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Workaholics, you are not alone!

Date: January 29, 2012 • By • Comments 0

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“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”  Mohandas Gandhi

I have a confession to make.  I am a Workaholic.  I rarely rest; I want to be working all the time.

It started as a child.  My mother told me that once I was old enough to talk, my typical answer when she asked if I wanted to do something was, “I too busy.”

“Molly, do you want to come to the store with me?”

“I too busy.”

“Molly, do you want your lunch?”

“I too busy.”

“Molly, do you want to play outside?”

“I too busy.”

And so it has gone for most of my life.

The incredible irony of this is that I teach people how to de-stress, relax and live a balanced life.  And am quite good at teaching these things! Proof of the saying that we teach what we need to learn.

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What is success?

Date: January 22, 2012 • By • Comments 0

“Too often we define success as financial achievement. I view success as doing your very best at all costs.” – Bear Heart in The Wind Is My Mother

SuccessHere in the U.S., “success” is often attributed to the richest, thinnest, youngest and most famous.  Is that backward?  I think it is.

I recently came upon another meaningful definition of success.  I invite you to ponder it.  As a reader of this blog, I feel it’s certain to apply to you.

This beautiful poem is traditionally attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson, but there is some question as to whether he wrote it.  For further information, go to: http://www.transcendentalists.com/success.htm

Regardless of who wrote it, I find it inspiring and thought provoking.

To laugh often and much;

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38 Conversation Starters

Date: January 18, 2012 • By • Comments 0

girls talkingMy last post was the “thirty day no-gossip challenge.”    Since so many conversations seem to be about other people, particularly in a negative context, I promised to write a post with suggestions for positive conversation topics.

The idea for this post came from the memory of a sweet conversation I witnessed between my then four-year old niece, Kate, and her 4-year old neighbor Erika.

Kate:  “Do you like cookies?”

Erika:  “Yes.”

Kate:  “Do you LOVE them?”

Erika:  “Yes.”

End of conversation, but a life-long friendship was forged when they discovered they had the love of cookies in common.

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