Who Or What Determines Your Mood?
Health Insurance Does Not Insure Health (Photo credit: SavaTheAggie) Wouldn’t it be nice if you could choose your mood? and not someone else or something else? Feelings are catching. The other...
View ArticleMixed Messages
Does someone you know, say one thing, do another, act yet another way? Have you ever had the experience of having someone say something nice to you and yet it doesn’t make you feel good. If you were...
View ArticleSet In Stone?
Are agreements set in stone? How clear are the parameters and do all parties know them? Clear communication is always your responsibility or otherwise it will come back to haunt you when there are...
View ArticleFantasy And Reality Are Not That Far Apart
Fantasy and reality are not that far apart. You know they are the same in your heart. There are many similarities between fantasy and reality. Fantasy is just the way you’d like things to be and...
View ArticleGetting Upset Over Something
Getting upset over something sometimes means you have a tender heart. I see you getting upset over something and it breaks my heart. No, I am not upset over what upset you for what could I do to keep...
View ArticleDoing Things For Others
Doing things for others can backfire. If they didn’t do it for themselves and it doesn’t work, they can blame you. You can be a built-in scapegoat. You can start to be taken for granted. Doing...
View ArticleAnger Causes You Stress
Anger Controlls Him (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Anger causes you stress. Anger can eat you from the inside out.. It is usually not your servant. Something happens and you have to blame someone,...
View ArticleRead My Lips!
Read my lips, “Hello, out there. I don’t exist just for other peoples’ convenience.” I made a crack to some friends in the same situation the other day about how I started my indentured servitude in...
View ArticleLittle Things Meet A Lot
Little things mean a lot. My grandson broke something of mine. I saw it coming; but I didn’t get to stop him. He is the oldest of the grandchildren and I expect a lot of him and he usually delivers...
View ArticleLeading People On By Those Who Should Know Better
Academic (Photo credit: tim ellis) Leading people on is a scam. Here’s one you didn’t think about awhile back. How many worthless college degrees are there out there? How much in student loans is...
View ArticleRules To Become A Better Person
English: Graphic on forgiveness (Photo credit: Wikipedia) What rules do I have for being a better person? I answered this question in a post of another website. Some are easily remembered and others...
View ArticleDon’t Let Emotion Rule Your Life
Don’t let emotion rule your life. It can spread and infect everything that surrounds it. It becomes a series of concentric circles like those made by a pebble being thrown into a pond. Who knows?...
View ArticleYour Locus of Control Part I
Is your locus of control external? Does somebody else always have it in for you? You try hard; but are limited by forces outside of yourself. You usually believe that it is not your fault if...
View ArticleChained Emotions
Do you have chained emotions? Yes, you do. Every time you get to feeling guilty, worthless, or hopeless when you look at something or think of something. These are learned reactions and while they...
View ArticleYou Can’t Give Away Kindness.
You can’t give away kindness. It keeps coming back. Seen on a local church sign. Makes the world a better place. Doesn’t it? How well you treat others will determine how well you are treated....
View ArticleAnger And Control, Just Let It Go, Let It Go, Let It Go!
Philosophically I think that I have gained control of my anger; but realistically, I haven’t. The little gremlins (better known as grandchildren) have gotten to me. No matter how patient and...
View ArticlePromote Your Own Agenda
Dream girl (Photo credit: @Doug88888) Promote your own agenda. Don’t depend on somebody else to do it for you. Why is it always considered more acceptable when somebody else does something for you...
View ArticleRevenge Often Only Hurts the Victim
Stop sign (Photo credits: roadtrafficsigns.com) Lately I have been avoiding a lot of accidents and giving other people a break rather than having a well-justified case of road rage. For example, I made...
View ArticleFirst You must Be Able To Forgive Yourself Before You Can Forgive Someone Else
God Wants Me To Forgive Them!?! DVD Cover (Photo credit: Wikipedia) You must be able to forgive yourself before you can forgive someone else. How can you conceive of the need to forgive somebody...
View ArticleThe Most Dangerous Words: I Love You.
Three simple words, “I love you,” but very dangerous. Can a boyfriend say this to a girlfriend or vice versa? What if he or she doesn’t say it back? Jesus said, “Love your enemies.” This can be...
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