This post is part of the Pet Writer’s Blog Carnival.
Joy is not in things; it is in us.
— Richard Wagner
Today, Wonder Dog (WD) and I walked to the local grocery store. We were going there because I have recently discovered Redbox (www.Redbox.com). If you’re not familiar with Redbox, it’s the magic machine in most local grocery stores that lets you rent a relatively recent movie for just $1.00. What a deal, when you go out to the website you can watch trailers and reserve a movie at a particular location. Then you go pick it up and it’s due by 9:00 the next evening or, horror of horrors, you owe them… another dollar. This I can afford.
But Redbox isn’t why I’m writing this post. I’m writing because I have discovered the secret of creation. I know this sounds a bit Continue reading » Joy to the World
How do you hold on to your “calm” when crisis strikes?
You can’t wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.
— Pat Schroeder
It happens every so often – things are going really well and then – BAM! – Alarm bells go off in your head and you just know in your gut: Something’s gone terribly wrong! But before we shift directly into the high gear of crisis mode, let’s stop and assess the situation. Let’s buy ourselves a moment or two of calm while we figure out whether this is real CRISIS, a false alarm or something in-between…
I got to thinking about this idea of early over-reaction and its consequences after I read Captain Alan Bean’s story about the U.S. Apollo 12 Space Mission – apparently as a part of their training, student-pilots are taught to recognize when things start to go wrong and, then, before panicking, to ask the question: Continue reading » Is This Plane Still Flying?
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
— Nicholas M. Butler
Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Well, it seems we all are. In Love Beyond Reason, John Ortberg goes all the way back to the story of the Three Little Pigs to make a point. I know you remember the story, but just in case you want to watch the Disney version, you can see it here. Ortberg points out that every life has its Big Bad Wolves. No matter what we do, the Big Bad Wolf (BBW) comes to visit us many times throughout our lives. We never know what form he will take and there is no way to avoid him. In life, there are Big Bad Wolves and we need to deal with them. (Sometimes several of them gang up on us all at the same time — after all, wolves run in packs.)
What to Do About All That Huffing and Puffing
No matter what form the BBW takes, his focus is to huff and puff and blow your house down. The question is what have we done to Continue reading » Are You Ready for the Big Bad Wolf?
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don’t believe, no proof is possible.
— Stuart Chase
Here at BouncebackCafe.com, Ellie and I focus on providing ideas, skills and techniques for helping you to live your best life. One of the things that I’ve found is that each person is only as open to trying some of these ideas as they are hopeful about their future.
Each and every day, we are bombarded by messages about ourselves, the world around us, the future, opportunities, problems and a million other things that we’re not even aware of. Without even thinking about it, we choose which messages to accept as true and which we reject as false. If you’ve been overwhelmed by negativity, it’s hard to try new ideas.
The Chicken or the Egg?
This raises an interesting question. What determines which messages Continue reading » What – Me Worry?
With confidence, you can reach truly amazing heights; without confidence, even the simplest accomplishments are beyond your grasp.
— Anonymous
As I sat down to think about what I should write today, I asked myself, “Self, what seems to be most lacking these days?” And into my head came “confidence.” If you don’t follow “the market” you may not be aware that there are certain statistics that are tracked weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly. And when the market runs – up or down – it is often the result of one of these statistics.
These days the market is obsessed with the strength of the consumer. 70% of the business that occurs in the United States is you and I buying products and services. When we decide that we’re going to stop spending and start saving or pay off our credit cards, the overall amount of money going into the economy shrinks. When you and I are no longer spending, Continue reading » Living with Confidence
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