A Breath of Fresh AIR
by From Volume 17, Issue 6: I’ve heard the phrase “being the adult in the room” to describe someone who exhibits leadership, responsibility, and emotional maturity in a situation.
The Thin Line Between Humor and Hate
From Volume 17, Issue 5: Archie Bunker was, for some of us, hysterically funny even though he was a bigot. Similarly, Blazing Saddles ripped through sacred social territory paying absolutely no attention to the rules of society of the day, still leaving us in stitches.
I’ve been reading about three sources of humor:
The significance of insignificance
From Volume 16, Issue 1: “We are completely insignificant in the universe—except to each other, now.” (Borrowed from a movie and revised slightly by me.)
We may look at the smallest creatures—insects, perhaps—as insignificant. I can either assertively or accidentally step on one, thus disrupting a genetic chain. He or she will have no prodigy, and I did that!
When the student is ready….
From Volume 16, Issue 1: It is said that when the student is ready the teacher will appear…..sometimes that seems a little more idealistic than reality!
Love-Hate 101
From Volume 16, Issue 1: While the concepts of love and hate are supposed opposites, yet mean what they mean to each of us, I’m thinking common ground is needed to reconcile the two and bring internal comfort. It may help us to understand why love and hate are two sides of the same coin, so to speak. Or why love and hate actually live along the same continuum.
Self Coaching Skills: Take Control of Your Life
From Volume 16, Issue 1:Did you declare a New Year’s resolution?
And are you now wondering why you still can’t seem to change a behavior? (My nemesis remains getting into conversations and then talking over the other person.)
Maybe you’d like to develop skills for your business or employer or personal life. Have you ever worked with a coach—for business, life, or golf—but you still struggle to realize certain goals?
You gotta know when to fold ’em
From Volume 16, Issue 1: You gotta know when to fold ’em…..ever stay at the dance too long?
Put another log on the fire!
From Volume 16, Issue 1: Throw another log on the fire.
There are just days when your mental resources, like a dwindling pile of firewood start to run out.
Like managing winter firewood, you may want to think of how much wood you throw on unproductive fires!