“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…
Did you know that your future can be foretold by the words you speak and thoughts you think? I can tell you don’t believe me. Read the story about Matilda then we’ll see what you think. By the way, have you heard the term “sour grapes”? A person’s behavior, expression, or opinion can be termed…
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…
The ‘shadow’ is the side of your personality that contains all the parts of yourself that you don’t want to admit to having. Dark World Jeremy thought about his discussion with his counselor while sitting on the bench in the school courtyard. She had brought a little light into his seemingly very dark shadow world….
“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,…
Great journeys begin with one small step. In the journey of life, learning to say “No” is that small, but necessary step. Burt was the kind of guy that everybody liked. You could count on him to be the life of any party. He never met a stranger or if he did they weren’t strangers…
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,…
