Improv Abilities and Strategies I had a very enjoyable conversation with Jenny from www.funnygirls.org last night. They teach leadership and life skills to girls in grades 3-8 using improv. There’s a lot of life strategies we can take from improv. Affirming one another rather than denigrating, ignoring, or contradicting one another. Learning how to laugh at ourselves […]
Divisiveness and Unity
October 30, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Divisiveness and Unity Yesterday I sat in on part of the Talakag municipal council meeting. They were discussing a boundary dispute with the neighboring municipality, Kalilangan. However, they were speaking Cebuano, so I had no idea what they were saying. But I could observe. One woman presented some information. She seemed friendly, at ease, and […]
Happiness is not conditional. Happiness is a choice.
September 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Happiness is Not Conditional. Happiness is a Choice. We often think that happiness is conditional and that if that one thing would change – then we could truly be happy. But that’s not the way we work or are wired. We will just change the target of happiness and continue to practice the habit of […]
Dominion over money
September 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Dominion Over Money I heard money expert, Dave Ramsey, say that we need to have dominion over money. Webster’s 1828 tells us that dominion means to have sovereign or supreme authority, and the power of governing and controlling. Dominion means having the power to direct, control, use and dispose of at pleasure. Dominion gives right […]
Straw that broke the camel’s back
August 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back The best way to prevent a single straw from breaking the camel’s back is to lighten the load far before the camel’s breaking point. Another analogy along the same lines – if my cup is full to the brim, one more drop will cause overflow. But if I’ve emptied […]
Beyond books
July 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Beyond Books I had a discussion today with some friends about the books that had impacted our lives. Everyone had different favorites. That’s the beauty of books – there’s always the right book for the right situation, that will provide us with what we need. And, these books have a miraculous way of finding us. […]
Resignation and small dreams
April 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Resignation and small dreams Over time, many (if not most) people start to dream smaller. They have lived some years, tried some things, had some hopes and dreams, and enthusiastic starts – but, they have not had that breakthrough, they haven’t hit that home run, they haven’t created that success they hoped for. And consequently, […]
The root cause of all upsets
January 31, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The root cause of all upsets Every time that we get upset, get mad, or get our feelings hurt, it ultimately comes from believing that we are not enough. The triggering event reminds us that we do not believe that we are enough and then we get upset – with someone or something rather than […]
Resistance equals opportunity
December 13, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Resistance equals opportunity In physical training, it is the resistance that makes our muscles stronger. In personal growth training, our resistance shows us where we have work to do. Then we do the work by a combination of 1) pushing through the resistance and doing it anyway and 2) doing the letting go work to […]
Can you weather the storm?
October 27, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Can you weather the storm? I was asked today, “How do you get over a failed business?” I was also recently asked, “How do you get over a shattered life?” Life is going to bring us all kinds of storms ~ rejection, setbacks, illnesses, unexpected developments, bad luck, failed relationships, failed business endeavors, plans that […]
