We’re all trying to become better people and improve ourselves, so here's what I want to share with you ...!
Oprah Winfrey’s The Wisdom of Sundays life-changing insights (Super Soul) interview excerpts … “Your spirit is the part of you that is seeking meaning and purpose. That’s one way someone can relate to that. Another way to understand spirit is that it’s the part of you that is drawn to hope, that will not give Read more about The Wisdom of Sundays[…]
Interview between Oprah Winfrey and Ram Dass … The Maharaji had just read Ram Dass’ mind. Oprah: If he knows that, then he knows me. He knows all my secrets. Ram Dass: And I looked up at him and he was looking at me with unconditional love, unconditional love. He was loving me totally. It Read more about Love Interview[…]
I believe “Reflection” is a healthy way to live our life, especially at the end of each year. We need to look at the past year and reflect on all the positive and negative events of the year, things that went well and those that were not quite as positive as we had intended. Reflection Read more about Year Ends Are for Reflection[…]
We are all trying to be happy! In order to be happy, we need to meet each of our five basic needs. They are: Love and belonging – the need to feel connected, included, a part of a group, friendship, loved and that sense of belonging; Power – the need to feel successful, competent, capable and Read more about Five Basic Needs We Behave For[…]
There are five ways that people attempt to control each other: punisher, guilter, buddy, monitor and manager. Position 1 – Punisher: The punisher uses anger, criticism, humiliation, or sarcasm. When we use this approach, we are often yelling or pointing. Punishers are recognized by their threats, implied or otherwise, which usually say a version of, “If Read more about Five Positions of Control[…]
Level One – To avoid pain. If they ask, “What happens if I don’t do it?” they are behaving to avoid pain due to the disruption of a need, physical or psychological. Level Two – For respect or reward from one another. If they ask, “What do I get if I do it?” they are behaving Read more about It’s All About We[…]
Recently I was with a group of university students, and I asked them how they were handling the use of smart phones when they met for lunch or dinner. They said that much of the time it wasn’t an issue because no one really minded. But they also were getting creative when it was an Read more about Technology and Relationships[…]
I found this article by Paul Axtel on line and it’s incredible for parents who wish their children to be successful, confident kids! Note how reading to children helps them in so very many ways! 10 Powerful Things to Say to Your Kids
Short and Memorable: Do your remember your work mission statement? It must be created by each member of the family, meaningful and easy to remember. During the process of sharing our values, all answers must be accepted and jotted down by someone whether you agree or not. Once all family members feel all their values Read more about Social Contracts are Like Family Mission Statements[…]
Why create a social contract in a family? To plan how we will treat each other as a family, based on our beliefs by basing our behavior on our internal pictures we create with each other. When rules are created for children, they generally consider them the adults’ ways of trying to control them even Read more about Why Create a Social Contract?[…]