Tag Archives: choices

Choosing Not to Take Offense

It is important to be careful when we choose to take offense at a comment. It is important to realize that it is something that we choose to do. There are comments that others will make at church that are hurtful, rude and uncalled for, but it is up to each one of us as to how we let that comment affect us. It is important to realize that we can choose to brush it aside or we can choose to dwell on it and let the comment affect us negatively for a long time. Personally I have had times … Continue reading →

Laziness- part 6- in Work

Today as we near the end of my blogs relating to laziness, I want you to stop and think about your attitude to work. Do you see it as a chore and do just enough work so you don’t get fired but you know you are not working to your full capabilities? Do you slack off with extra long lunch hours and tea breaks or work in a slipshod manner and not giving of your best? Do you waste your bosses’ time with phone calls and conversations not related to work? Or maybe you belong to the other extreme and … Continue reading →

Do You Prefer a Gentleman?

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Yes, I have admitted it before. I am a huge Hannah Montana fan! I do actually enjoy watching the television show. And luckily I was inspired to write an article based on one episode that I remember. In that episode Miley’s dad and Lilly’s mom went out on a date. I am sure that if you are a watcher you also saw it. It probably has been a rerun a million times! The date did not end as happily as Miley and Lilly had hoped. Lily’s mom was upset because Miley’s dad wanted to pay for the dinner. Miley’s dad … Continue reading →

Does Your Mate Remind You of Your Parent?

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Most of you have probably heard terms such as “mama’s boy” and “daddy’s girl”. It is believed, and often very true, that girls are more responsive and bonded with their fathers and boys are closer to their mothers. Noting that in a normal family setting with loving and caring parents, I often see the pattern of boys hanging on to their mommies and girls with daddies wrapped around their fingers, I began to wonder what impact this has on choosing a mate. Do we subconsciously look for mates that resemble the characteristics and personalities of our parents? Are females attracted … Continue reading →

Finding a New Purpose

Purpose is an important element in a full and motivated life. Unfortunately, for those of us who have gone through a separation, divorce, death, or have become single parents for whatever reason–we might feel as though we are “in between” purposes or what we thought was our purpose has let us down and we are traveling through life without one. One of the tasks of rebuilding a life and getting strong again is to find and nurture a new or modified purpose… The first step to finding a new purpose is to let go of the old one. Maybe you … Continue reading →

Finding a Business to Match Your Lifestyle

In recent days, I have written about how important it can be to match family life with a home business—exploring ways of evaluating whether your family is supportive of your business and whether your home business fits into your family life. As I was writing these and chatting with a few others, I realized that lifestyle is an important consideration overall for anyone wanting to start a home based business. We have to be willing to look at how we like to work, the sort of home life we have, and other lifestyle realities in order to find a business … Continue reading →

Trusting and Allowing Them to Make Their Own Decisions

Parenting and worrying go hand-in-hand—we want to protect our children from big mistakes and we want to guide and nudge them in the direction that we think is right for them. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this. But, at the same time, we also need to learn how to allow our children to make choices and decisions too; and we need to trust that they will make choices and decisions that are right for them—even if they are not the same choices we would make! This trust and allowing room for personal choice starts early. I know that some … Continue reading →

Why Does it Work with One Child and Not Another?

Ah, the many mysteries of parenting! Do you ever feel like you have been plopped down in a foreign country without a guidebook, knowing the language, or understanding the currency? Then, just when we think we’ve got it figured out—we have learned a little something about how to manage and motivate one child, we discover that the techniques just don’t translate. Bummer! Why is it that what works with one child does not necessarily work with another? Why is it that everyone in a family has to be so darn different? I like to think of it like a documentary … Continue reading →

Family TV Programming is Still Popular

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When I was a kid, we had four television channels to watch: three networks and PBS. (My parents’ idea of a remote control was telling either me or my brother to turn the knob on the television to change the channel.) Yes, I’m a little old. After seeing yet another commercial for a sitcom that represents a certain racial group as trashy, ignorant and uneducated, my husband and I reflected back upon our own childhood years and the quality programming we found in programs like Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons and The Cosby Show. Let’s face it, quality … Continue reading →

Getting Rid of Clutter

What do you keep in your handbag? I posed this question recently on the forum and a number of you responded. Your answers made me feel better about the clutter in my handbags. Women’s handbags and what they contain have long been the subject of amusement, particularly to men. Years ago my husband and I taught Sunday school,pre-schoolers aged 3-5. When it came time for the collection, one little girl rummaged around in her handbag. Out came a handkerchief, a play lipstick, sweet wrappers, a bracelet, several small toys, and other paraphernalia before she found the money. My husband watched … Continue reading →