Relationship Traps
TrapsWe've all seen different types of traps, like for mice or ants. The type of trap that isn't so easy to see are the ones that crop up in everyday life. These snares take the form of misleading advertising, malicious gossip, and deceitful behavior. All have the potential to cause devastating results, but we do have a defense and here are some of the ways you may arm yourself as you go out into the work place and into life.GossipMost of us have heard gossip at one time or another. This takes the form of talking badly about someone or something. Conversations involving gossip should be avoided at all cost. Here are some ways to get away from the tr

Trust
Losing ControlWhat is trust? It's the act of believing and knowing what you see or hear is true. It's knowing that if someone asked you to let yourself fall backwards so they could catch you - you would. That feeling of being out of control and in someone else's control is scary and out of most people's comfort zone. But allowing yourself to feel this way is the beginnings of showing trust and it's never easy.Another example of letting go and allowing someone else to lead is allowing God to influence your life. I trust that He knows the way to go as I know Jesus is His son and is the truth, the life and the way. We never totally know what life will br

Guidance
Purpose In all pursuits we must find our purpose. Whether it's on the job or leisure time - if there is no purpose, there's no meaning. How to go about finding this purpose is something that takes time and the willingness to make mistakes and ask for help along the way, but the rewards are everlasting. First, personal - get down to basics and ask - why is it that I continue to chose life over death? The answer to that question is what gives meaning to your life. Your purpose is finding ways to nurture and sustain your mind, body and spirit to allow you to express that meaning. Second, business is about the bottom line. What will save

Dealing with Cynicism
○ Cynicism Wrap UpRecently, I found a 28 day pledge to wrap up my cynicism and put it away while I contemplate the idea that my life is a precious gift that should be treasured just as it is now. This exercise turned out to be just what I needed for me to realize how often my mind looks for the negative in situations. Now I'm looking for solutions to these realizations.○ Thought ControlThoughts seem to be the engine on my train to negative impressions. In some situations I found myself reacting in a manner the situation didn't warrant. I knew there was some trigger that I needed to find so that I could unravel why I was reacting that way. The followin

Remembering?
The ability to remember a face, a name, a place, or anything you could name is something I took for granted. I never really thought what it would be like not to have this hard wired into my subconscious. But lately I’ve been reflecting on what it means to not have memories quickly or reliably. People We MeetA mail delivery worker at my job saw me in an elevator one day and I asked if he was still riding the train to work. He asked if I knew that he had lapses of memory due to a severe brain trauma when he was a young child so he sometimes could remember conversations and sometimes not. In the case of the train conversation we’d had a couple