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Every year, my family (dad’s side) has a huge July 4th cookout at my parents’ house. The whole family attends, and with seven siblings (who produced 15 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren), it’s quite a sizable crowd. There is always great food, fireworks, gallons of beer, a... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (2) | Blog
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My typical Saturday goes something like this… (Lord, this is embarrassing.) Wake up around 7:30am and make breakfast. Surf the internet and catch up on blogs for a few hours (I know, I know). Go for a run. Come back and shower. Grab some lunch–eat while surfing the internet again. Write for... Read More »
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I’m currently reading The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, and it just prompted a jarring realization. (If you haven’t read it and don’t want the ending spoiled, don’t click the hyperlink in the previous sentence. And don’t worry – I won’t give away any more than I have to in this post.)If you’re not familiar with the book, I’ll give enough background for this post to make sense. An amateur inventor creates a time machine and takes a trip to the future. Humans have apparently evolved into small, frail, androgynous creatures (called the Eloi) who live a peaceful, leisurely existence. These creatures are childlike – they lack intelligence, curiosity, and creativity. The Time Traveller (he is never named) develops a theory as to why humans seem to have mentally devolved instead of advanced:
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“I feel fat.” How many times have you uttered those words? Or if not you, your coworker, your mother, your sister, your best friend, or your daughter? Image from http://www.lifedynamics.com “I feel fat.” I find myself thinking those words at least a few times a week. After a ten-year battle... Read More »
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Today’s post about how self-esteem impacts our relationships comes to us courtesy of VeryBadCat . She’s been featured before on this site, and is one of my daily must-reads. Her honesty, sense of humor, and insight never cease to amaze me. Now, without further ado…
I always used to get so... Read More »
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Today’s post is from the lovely and brilliant Leah O’Leary of Free to Be Family. Leah was featured in a previous post on how you can use coaching to improve your life. She’s back today with a post about how our perceptions of what others think of us can affect our self-esteem. I had never... Read More »
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Today, I’m kicking off Self-Esteem Week, so give yourself a big hug and pat yourself on the back! I’ve already got a few guest posters lined up, but I’d love to have as much input from you as possible. If you’d like to write a guest post or suggest a topic for this week, please let me know... Read More »
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Are you ready to leave the “Balance Bandwagon”? Sometimes a message comes along that makes you STOP in your tracks and reconsider what you have been doing in your life. For women, the message has been that we need to balance all the areas of our lives and look good doing it. Two amazing... Read More »
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What do you want to be when you grow up? That’s a powerful question, isn’t it? What do you want to “BE”, not what do you want to DO. Describe the nature/purpose of your existence—God, that’s huge. And we ask this to 2 nd graders? It’s an important question—possibly THE question of... Read More »
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… what you can do today. Yes, it’s another one of those nuggets of wisdom hiding in our common clichés and sayings. And what is this one telling us? STOP PROCRASTINATING. Sorry, I didn’t mean to yell – it’s just that this is a message most of us are very resistant to hearing.
Speaking for myself, when it comes to work (and school, when I was a student), I always get things done early. The second I’m given a professional or academic deadline, I’m off and running. I usually have my work done well in advance of the due date. My colleagues and former classmates would tell you that I never procrastinate. But when it comes to my personal goals… well, let’s just say that it’s a bit more challenging. Read More »
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