In the shadows has been a safe place to be for a long, long time. I was in second grade. My reading group, the Cardinals (best group), stood up to read. I was immersed in the story and by now was several pages ahead of the group, so, of course, I was not on the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'choices'
Out of the Shadows
January 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Reframing, World View, change
Tags:choices·happiness·Self-image
Facing Your Inner Demons
September 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Reframing, change
This caught my eye this morning: see more Lolcats and funny pictures How are your inner demons doing today? I’ve been busy grappling with mine over the past few months. It’s not easy, is it? I was thinking about Rick Carson’s Taming Your Gremlin this morning and have just taken it off the shelf to [...]
Future Search
September 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Workplace, World View, change
There are whole organizations dedicated to looking at the future. In fact, rummaging around The Futurist or Trend Hunter is a great way to get ideas and find inspiration. Why are corporations willing to invest thousands of dollars in future research? Because it’s a wonderful day to get a clear picture of how to act [...]
Tags:choices·work issues·worldview
Goals – Out of Fashion?
September 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Reframing, change
Robert K. Cooper wrote about goals in a book called Getting Out of Your Own Way. I worked my way through this book slowly, taking time to think about the content and practice what I’d read. I’m once again thinking about goals and Cooper’s notion of Open Space Goals. Goals can be tricky things. Some [...]
Changing Yourself – Oy Vey! It Hurts!
September 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Reframing, change
Things hurt this morning. I decided that I really needed to do something good for myself and get out there and walk. And things hurt this morning. Many things. There’s a cramp in my left calf that keeps coming back and is tender in between cramps. My back is not happy. My left shoulder and [...]
A Few Thoughts on Happiness
August 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Reframing, World View
I recently attended the first World Congress on Positive Psychology, so, of course, happiness is on my mind. I check the dictionary. The first definition, “the quality or state of being happy”, seems pretty lame to me. The second is a bit better. “Good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy,” gives me something to think about. Are [...]
How Is Your Day Going?
June 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Reframing, World View
Ambrose was having a bad day And he didn’t care who knew it. Picture by: Taronga Zoo. Caption by: scarlettsmomcat via Our LOL Builder http://icanhascheezburger.com/ How’s your day going? And what are you doing about it? Looks like Ambrose can get by with sulking, but perhaps this isn’t the most successful route for most of us. Positive [...]
