In days past, a man’s word and a handshake were his bond. No forms, no lawyers, no contracts were required. A man’s word was his contract. It was a known and followed fact that a man’s words matched his actions. Like Horton said in Dr. Seuss, “I said what I meant and I meant what…
“A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.” – Unknown Jenny Needs An Encourager Jenny, a junior attorney in a large law firm in Western Tennessee, recently discovered how to be her best friend instead of her worst enemy by not allowing the negative thoughts to…
Jenny’s Self-Awareness As you’ve read in my last posts, Jenny is a junior attorney in a large law firm in Western Tennessee. Recently she had discovered that she was not her own best friend. Instead, she was her own worst enemy. She didn’t seem to have a kind word to say about herself or anyone…
“Self-talk reflects your innermost feelings.” ― Dr. Asa Don Brown Jenny’s Morning Dialogue Jenny’s alarm went off. She hit the snooze button and rolled over for a few more minutes of sleep. It was only a few seconds until she sat straight up in bed with self-talk. “Oh, no!!! I forgot to call the phone company…
Hearing vs. Listening Many people, men more than women, but women too, are not listening to what’s being said. They might be able to tell you the words that were said for a few seconds, maybe a couple of minutes, but they definitely couldn’t tell you the meaning. I know one woman who got tired…
“You have two choices: to control your mind or to let your mind control you.” – Paulo Coelho Jenny’s Emotions Jenny, a junior attorney in a large law firm in Western Tennessee, recently discovered how to be her best friend instead of her worst enemy by using mind control to not allow the negative thoughts…
Some people believe that hanging in there are signs of great strength. Many times it takes much more strength to know when to let go. “You can’t reach for anything new if your hands are still full of yesterday’s junk” – Louise Smith. Jerry Returns Jerry, in last week’s story, had gone to see Darlene,…
Living a Life On Purpose is far greater than personal happiness, even fulfillment, or peace of mind. It’s greater than your career, family, ambitions or even your wildest dreams. “It is very important that each of us think through what meaning fulfillment has for us. The danger of not doing so is that years from…
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius A Mind Becomes Seriously Cluttered This story is true. The names have been changed. I’m telling this story to illustrate an extreme example of mind cluttering. A Childhood Prank Jimmy, at age 10 or 11,…
Have you ever thought about journaling your throughts and feelings instead of keeping them all tucked away in your mind where they can grow and cause you mental and physical problems? Jennifer Jennifer sat thinking back to her very stormy childhood. She remembered night after night hearing her parents fight in…
