Shakespeare Was Wrong!
“Dorothy!” the nurse calls out to the waiting room. “Dorothy, here is your bank account information,” the teller says. “Dorothy, your license has been renewed.” In all three cases, I looked around for “Dorothy” but they were all addressing ME! Dorothy is my legal FIRST name. I go by my middle name, “Dea,” which is […]
The “Car Door” Challenge
Driving along the street the other day I passed a car without a door handle. (Just so you know, this is not a picture of the actual car I drove past…both my hands were on the wheel. The photo is for illustration only.) The driver was moving with the traffic; the car was working. My […]
Super Hero Mindset: Optimistic
Optimistic: A super hero is a humming bird, one that looks for the sweetness in the world and expects that. The visionary sees a positive future, one where evil is conquered or destroyed. Enthusiasm for what is to come energizes the mindset for success. If a brighter tomorrow is not expected, why get up, why work […]
One-Fourth Vanished
Another new month is upon us. One-fourth of the year is gone with three-fourths remaining. How are your goals and dreams for this new year shaping up? Are you still focused on the end? How are you staying on task? Maybe you aren’t still on task. It’s not too late! There are nine more months […]
Handles for Life: Everything’s Figure-out-able
Do it by the book? What if you haven’t read the book? Have you ever been tempted to say, “it would be so much easier to give up and just quit” or “this is too hard?” I was almost there while working on an excel spreadsheet. Deep into the night/early morning, with the little knowledge […]
Super Hero Mindset: Sense of Humor
Does this really work for a super hero? Maybe if the legend doesn’t take himself too seriously, this applies. As for the mindset for success, a person must have a sense of humor. One of my heroes was my Aunt Mary. She had a great sense of humor. She has passed from this earthy life […]
Handles for Life:Living Sacrifice
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice,acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Romans 12:1 Today’s Handle: The problem with a living sacrifice is it keeps crawling off the altar. Today’s Thoughts: Urbana is a missions conference held in Illinois every three years […]
Handles for Life: Deal with it
Another helpful saying to make it through life. This one is from a woman’s point of view but applies the same for men. Only, men might say, as my football coaching son-in-law would say, “Buck up!” Same difference. Today’s Handle: Put on your big girl panties and deal with it. Today’s Thought: Is life easy? […]
Super Hero Mindset: Future thinking
Dead is the super hero who continually reminds himself of things that didn’t go as planned, looking behind himself. He will most likely fall into the trap set in front of him. How can he see upcoming barriers if he is walking backwards? He becomes an easy target for any nemesis. It is too easy […]
Super Hero Mindset: Generous
Do super heroes do things for self-glory? Do they “send a bill” and expect compensation, whether monetary or reputation wise? It doesn’t appear so. They have a servant attitude and function with others in mind. What is the best for the world? In this is their greatest success. An egotistical, self-absorbed mindset doesn’t move forward […]