Acceptance of one’s life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering, of psychological complexes and injustices.
— Paul Tournier
Wikipedia defines a chronic condition as a disease or other human health condition that is persistent or long-lasting in nature. It can be discouraging and sometimes we can feel that the “condition” controls more of our lives than we do.
For example: In the spring and the fall, my allergies can be a real challenge. My head gets stuffed. I have trouble thinking. I have trouble sleeping. Bending over to pick up doggie output can cause me to Continue reading » Chronically Challenged
If you’re climbing the ladder of life, you go rung by rung, one step at a time. Don’t look too far up, set your goals high but take one step at a time. Sometimes you don’t think you’re progressing until you step back and see how high you’ve really gone.
— Donny Osmond
Since I’ve started my new job (now 8 months old), one of the things that I’ve written about most often is the need for me to have time discipline. It seemed as if I spent each day running from deadline to deadline. Finally, after all this time, I’ve started to develop a rhythm to my life during the work week. Somehow, I’ve found a way to get through each day feeling less Continue reading » Slowing Down for Effect
Have you ever found yourself totally distracted by an issue that isn’t relevant to the moment?
My laptop’s volume control is possessed.
It comes on all by itself eventually reaching the highest volume point…
It goes off but returns when I am busy doing something else…
Over and over and over and over…
It is very maddening.
— Unknown Author to Help Desk
Do you ever feel like trolls have taken control of your psyche? For instance, several times a day my desire for sweets drowns out my good intentions to diet and I find myself searching the premises for something sweet when I should be doing something else. How annoying!
The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left.
— Jerry M. Wright
Ah – the old “righty tighty, lefty loosey” maxim rules, even in matters of maturity! But sometimes it’s not Continue reading » How to Dial Down the Volume
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
— Abraham Lincoln
To get through life, we often impose a level of certainty that really doesn’t exist. We make future plans based on past performance. We “assume” that things will continue at least as well as they did before and probably will get better over time. For our parents, this was always a fairy tale. For us, reality slapped us in the face during the market crash of 2008-2009.
My first “professional” job was with a company that had never Continue reading » Finding Our Personal Power
The purpose of life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave with a well-preserved body, but rather to slide in sideways, completely used up, yelling and screaming, what a ride!
— Anonymous
Everywhere I turn, there are reminders that I am getting older – and now that I’m nearing another milestone birthday, one with a zero at the end (No, I’m not 100.), I’ve become very aware of the number of friends and acquaintances who have died. I also notice that some of my friends have started avoiding new things – declaring the past to be the “good ol’ days” and wishing that they could go back. We can’t go back and to be honest, I sometimes get a bit Continue reading » Staying Young in Spirit
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