Is life always perfect?
In other words do you look at life with rose-colored glasses? Or do you look at life’s issues and acknowledge that there could be improvement? This is an issue with many of the positive thinking group. I say that because …
Do you wait for problems to occur?
Or are you proactive in your approach to life’s problems? There is a big difference in these isn’t there? Let me give you an example from a family perspective. Let’s say you have two children and as they are growing …
Do you have control issues?
I hope you said yes, as if you don’t want to have some control; are you being controlled by others? As you know it is very hard to be happy without having some feelings of control or stability in your …
What is hardening of the categories?
Could it be that you don’t listen to those you don’t agree with? If that is your story, you have hardening of the categories. In other words you aren’t willing to hear the other side of the story before you make …
How do people speak about you?
I am not talking about when you are in their presence; I am talking about when you are not there. This makes it a different question doesn’t it? I bring this up due to the fact that a short time …
Have you been called judgmental?
Does that bother you or have you accepted that name, as who you are? The other day I thought that maybe the reason why people are judgmental about another person is because they have skepticism over the past actions of …
Do you isolate when unhappy?
This is a fairly common response to feeling upset with a situation, people or a person, isn’t it? Sadly, this is the worst thing you can do according to research. Yes, the idea that you are going to avoid being …
Are you politically correct?
Are there times when you should have objected to something that was happening, but didn’t? Being politically corrective can hamper our actions, when people need us the most. In the past two weeks Elie Wiesel died. He was born in …
Are you affected by words?
Is it because the words used do not motivate you? I bring this up because of my concern over the words in Mission Statements used in many businesses that I call on. Let me give you a great example; ‘The mission of Southwest …
What does it mean to become human?
Have I confused you by this question? This blog idea is taken from the book by Jean Vanier; ‘Becoming Human’. No you are not human just because you are born of two parents that are human. In the book Mr. Vanier …