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ALERT!
Warning! Peligro! Avertissement! Warnung! We are all familiar with warning signs such as these that alert us to dangers in our physical environment. Attention grabbing signals like the red stop sign or the flashing lights and siren of an emergency vehicle have all...
Repose
There is a story of a man hired by the Ford Motor Company in its early days. This employee routinely sat with his feet on his desk gazing out the window. A group of potential investors visiting the facility observed this man’s behavior and remarked on his idleness....
Choice
Choice is a moment by moment occurrence. It happens every day, all day long. From the moment our eyes crack open first thing in the morning or we are nudged from our slumber by an alarm, we are making decisions about how we want to feel, our expectations, and what we...
NAÏVETÉ
In 1886, Henri Rousseau lived with his family in the small French town of Angers, where he worked as a toll and tax collector. In his early forties and with no formal training, he began to exhibit his paintings in the prestigious art galleries of Paris. Almost...
Self-Reliance
We are immensely talented and gifted and have the ability to access our inner genius so that when we are presented with something that challenges what we feel competent doing we can help ourselves rise up and meet that challenge. With patience we can accept our...
Confrontation
What is CONFRONTATION? Can it be a thought or feeling not in sync or in harmony with ourselves, and where does it lead to? Communication is key to having good harmony in life and avoiding confrontation. When our thoughts are on overload or we feel stress, can we see...
Society
Just trust yourself then you will know how to live.- Goethe, German poet and statesman. "It’s a Small World" is the most played song of all time. Three hundred audio-animatronic dolls, in traditional costumes from around the world, frolic in the spirit of...
Elocution
You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.- John Ford. Elocution is a fancy word for public speaking. Whether we’re communicating to our family, friends, business associates or at a public event, we are speaking to the public! The same...
Adaptability
Life doesn't come with an instruction manual, but, as we learn and grow, we develop skills that become part of our survival kit. One particular skill - adaptability - can help us navigate any challenge, and not just survive, but flow with the river and thrive....
Expectations
There's an old saying about death and taxes being the only sure things in life, but there are many things we can expect when it comes to our day to day life. From the side of the road we drive on to the monetary currency we use, expectations about how things work in...
Know
Living through this past year (2020) has given us the unique opportunity to slow down and take the time to tune into our inner being. To rediscover the love within and to acknowledge and recognize the love that surrounds us. Self quarantine became a gift allowing us...
Leadership
Leadership of ourselves comes before leadership of others. We all grow at different speeds and in different ways, ways that are meaningful to us as individuals. When we understand and respect ourselves we are a leader of ourselves, then we have the tools to lead...