Fear factors
Lots of scary stuff out there. How shall we steward our emotions when bombarded? One of the first things to do is to wisely distinguish…
Emotional energy
No matter how rich or poor--we only have twenty-four hours in a given day. After sleeping, eating, bathing, working, we have a small amount of…
Names gene?
"I'm not a names person." "For the life of me, I can't remember people's names." I've heard that there's a neurological reason we find it…
You come too
The Pasture By Robert Frost I'm going out to clean the pasture spring; I'll only stop to rake the leaves away (And wait to watch the water…
Refresh them
What is it about flying that makes the beverage service so refreshing? When we lived in Dallas we were regularly picking up guests from the…
Who are they?
Fred Rogers, in his acceptance speech for a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1997 Emmy Awards, surprised the viewers by requesting that they spend 10…
Repetition
I have this fear of repeating myself. It started a few years ago when I realized that I was always having the same memory as…
Initiative
At our house we enjoy listening to an audio dramatization of Anne of Green Gables. There are several quotable lines that have worked their way…
Some reward
When I supervised surgical nursing staff, sometimes the highest performers noticed that their hard work and amazing attitudes were often rewarded with increasingly difficult assignments.…
Motivation without exasperation
Scold: verb, remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily The term is associated with nagging and grumbling. It gets things done--but in a way that is similar…