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Mom’s Formula for Success: Practice Patience, Persistence and Perseverance
My Mom has always tried to give me good advice. In being a relatively “normal” son, I’ve listened and followed her instructions at times, usually nodded my head in appeasement, occasionally tried to argue my own opinions, but mostly I heard what my mom said and then just did things my own way. Doing…
Read MoreKindness: If Kinda Kind is Kinda Good, Then Why is Humankind Not More Kind?
: Kindness in words creates confidence. …in thinking creates profoundness. …in giving creates love. ~Lao Tzu There is a sale on kindness now and it’s free. No BOGO, no tricks, no gimmicks, just free as free could be. You can create an endless and infinite amount of kindness and it won’t cost you a cent.…
Read MoreHealthy Relationships: Who’s on First? What’s on Second?
Who’s on First? What’s on Second? Navigating In, Through and Around the Independence, Codependence and Interdependence of Loving Relationships Remember that old Abbott and Costello skit where the two of them go back and forth and round and round trying to have a clear conversation about “Who’s on first,”etc.? If you do, then surely your…
Read MoreThe Lost Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Should On Thyself
I should do that. I should’ve done that. I shouldn’t have done that. You should do that. You should’ve done that. You shouldn’t have done that. They should do that. They should’ve done that. They shouldn’t have done that. There’s a lot of “shoulding” going on these days. How odd, then,…
Read MoreHealthcare: NOT Health NOR Care…Emergency, Urgency and Currency
. My 90-year-old mother was recently taken via ambulance to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, (the former Bayfront Medical Center) due to a fall she had when she was out walking. Fortunately, in spite of a black and blue face and a couple stitches on her forehead, my mom had no serious damage. She is blessed,…
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