Get the Most Out of Your Ability to Think
A life that is right is the natural result of good thinking over time and the conscious decision to think better. We all know the famous phrase: “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” You react to life by telling yourself what has happened, what is happening, and […]
Stubbornness-Be-Gone!
I wore the standard men’s haircut for 47 years. More than several times before my wife died she had asked me to wear it longer, but when I told the barber he didn’t listen. My girlfriend asked me to wear it longer. When it seemed really long I told my barber to leave it […]
Your Car is a Window Into Where You Are Going?
What Kind of Car Are You? Our emotions play a huge part in everything we buy. The objects we buy are icons for the feelings we expect to get from having them. Our cars can feed our egos, entertain us, reward us and help us in everything we do. While they tell others what we […]
Take Charge of Your Thought Habits
Good Thought Habits Lead to Better Decisions Too frequently we go with the first explanation that gets a matter out of our awareness, gives us a temporary benefit, answers a longing, or that seems to eliminate a threat or be okay. Wisdom is the ability to judge the difference between what might just be okay […]
Care Less (AKA Killing with Conscientiousness)
Most people know that prolonged anxiety can and does shorten lives. What they don’t know is that being overly-conscientious is an octane booster for their anxiety. The more they care the more it hurts the sender and the receiver. When we set out to shed our anxiety, it seems like we are being asked to […]
MAKING THE WRITE CHOICE EVERYTIME
As an early adult I wrote two letters to my father encouraging him to be more fun. They were kind and well written. He was a man set in his ways, and since he had been so responsible his entire life he never learned to be lighthearted. He didn’t have that to give. My letters […]
