The earlier we learn to identify and deal with the non-organic poo in our lives the better off we will be. So perhaps we should offer a course in high school (secondary school) that gives kids an opportunity to observe this naturally occurring phenomenon, and to ponder the impact on their lives of not ...
If you find yourself blaming someone for some unwelcome outcome or a broken relationship, you might want to consider that nothing is ever 100% anybody's fault. Accepting this requires an ability to expand your perspective on any situation. For example, in criminal justice it may be relatively easy to prove who robbed the convenience store because ...
Do you think you should acknowledge people for just doing their jobs; for just doing what they’re supposed to? Many people would say no, of course not. They’re doing the absolute minimum required and it’s only service or results over and above the norm that should be acknowledged or rewarded. If you think this way I ...
This is an excerpt from my upcoming book on "The Practice of Acknowledgments". Hugs are to acknowledgments what wireless is to the internet. Nothing quite says I see you and your being around means a lot to me than a hug. As part of the human need to belong, to be acknowledged, we ...
“But that’s not what’s happening,” I said feeling the irritation in my body and hearing it in my tone. I could tell that the poor customer service representative, who was trying her very best to help me, could feel it also. I had called in to address a problem I was having with my new computer ...
Feel like typing this morning. Talking with my fingers. Usually I prefer to handwrite with my fountain pen in the mornings. Very therapeutic I find … a good way to corral “free radical” thoughts that could do damage if not captured and put away somewhere. This morning my computer seems the best place to do ...
A while back, I was standing in the elevator of my building and this woman came in with her kids, and somehow we started talking. Nothing unusual, and then she said, "I've seen you around the building, and you seem like such a nice man." She seemed to be a native Spanish speaker and this ...