Tag: perspective
Why is it good to have a "personal" year-end review? For those of us working outside the home, it is customary to have an end of the year review where our boss goes over our strengths, areas of improvement and together we set goals for the upcoming year. For those of us staying at home, … Continue reading Homemade Review
Why is it that people wear Santa hat around Christmas time? Come Christmas time, many people start donning Santa hats. Beautiful red hats with white furry trimmings and a white pompom. Children wear these hats to a school holiday party, employees to the holiday parties at their place of work, families, and friends to their … Continue reading A Flurry of Santa Hats
Why is it important to give "thanks in all things"? While routinely shopping just before Thanksgiving, I saw this decorative pumpkin with a beautiful succinct message "In All Things, Give Thanks". In general, I wait for after the holidays to buy items on sale. However, these words touched my heart so much that I reached … Continue reading Let’s Give Thanks
Why is it important to respond to a phone call? You are going about your life with your mind jumping leaps and bounds ahead of you, preoccupied with all the things you need to do next. Then your phone rings. You are not in the mood to talk to anyone. You have too much going … Continue reading Answer the Phone
Why is it impossible to be perfect parents? We often look at kids who are excelling in everything they do and wonder what it is that makes them so. Is it their IQ and drive or is it that they have perfect parents? All of us with children would love to be perfect parents. When … Continue reading The case for Imperfect Parenting
Why is it ok to compare your kids to others? "I am the king of the jungle", the lion said. He was probably right. But what if there was another lion in the same jungle who proclaimed himself to be the king. How would other animals in the jungle decide who would be the better … Continue reading OMG – Please Don’t Compare
Why is it beneficial to have a purpose in life? Our purpose in life does not have to be as grand as saving the world, making a new invention or winning a Nobel prize. It can be as simple and small as handling a certain situation in an appropriate way. The most important benefit of … Continue reading A Purposeful life
Why is it that people gossip? Do you remember that vivacious and friendly person who you had so much fun spending time with? They were so charming and appeared so good-natured that you did not hesitate to share your personal details with them. They knew exactly what to say to make you feel good. And … Continue reading Gossip Mongers
Why is it that we blame others for our unhappiness? Maybe we believe that happiness is something that happens to us and not something that we have control over. Maybe we believe that happiness is only a feeling and not a choice or action. Maybe it takes too much effort to take charge of our … Continue reading Be Happy
Why is it that a thin waist is more than a thing of beauty? I remember reading the book "Gone with the Wind" during my college days and how the 18-year-old main character Scarlett O'Hara had an 18" waist. A slim waist has always been considered a thing of beauty. At that age and even … Continue reading Beautiful & Healthy Waist
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