Posted on September 21st, 2009 by lanapost
Let me tell you, there is great freedom that presents itself when you notice that your actions or thoughts are futile. Now, what do I mean by “futile”? Certainly, American culture resists the notion of futility. We are taught to try, try, try again. We don’t like quitters, because they are labeled “losers,” or people [...]
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Posted on September 20th, 2009 by lanapost
It’s been a week of change in my life, as well as for the lives of others, of course. The good news is that we have added a new member to the family, a young lady cat we got from the pound, whom we’ve named “Eve.” (My husband and I have a thing about palindromes, [...]
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Posted on September 18th, 2009 by lanapost
I just read for a client who is a lovely, lovely woman, having trouble moving ahead with her life because she’s still hung up on trying to reconcile with her ex. Besides giving her advice that was specific to her, I reminded her that “you can’t fix stupid.” In other words, it was clear that [...]
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Posted on September 17th, 2009 by lanapost
Anytime I hear the words “good grief,” I always mentally jump in and add “Charlie Brown!” to the end of it. But what exactly is “good grief,” anyway? Is there such a thing as grieving in a good way? If so, does that mean there is a way to grieve in a bad way, too? [...]
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Posted on September 16th, 2009 by lanapost
I’ve just been reading a wonderful little book called “Jeffrey Gitomer’s Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude—How to Find, Build, and Keep a YES! Attitude for a Lifetime of Success.” (FT Press—Pearson Education) This author is a funny, funny fellow. He’s in sales and motivational speaking, so by nature he’s optimistic…thank goodness!
We need optimists, and [...]
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Posted on September 15th, 2009 by lanapost
I wish I were as wise to say that I was the first to espouse this profound piece of advice, but sadly, I wasn’t. Epictetus said it. Actually, what he said specifically was “the essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external [...]
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Posted on September 14th, 2009 by lanapost
You’ve heard people call others “hard headed,” and you’ve also heard them call others “soft in the head.” Which is better?
Hard headedness refers to someone who has a rigid, stubborn mindset. These people are hard to teach, inflexible, and don’t wish to consider such “soft” tactics as compromise, open-mindedness, or even simple acceptance or forgiveness. [...]
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Posted on September 13th, 2009 by lanapost
Now that summer is over, and even here in Pahrump, Nevada, it’s finally starting to cool off a tiny bit, calendars are starting to fill up with events beyond vacation and backyard barbeques. Social engagements, networking meetings, seminars, conventions…you name it, people are starting to gather together again for reasons other than pure joy and [...]
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Posted on September 12th, 2009 by lanapost
I have spent the past couple of days reading voraciously, from topics ranging from the dissociative personality to how to improve your psychic abilities, with a little bit of Virginia Woolf thrown in for some good mental gymnastics. Still, what each book seems to be popping out with are stories of people making good things [...]
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Posted on September 11th, 2009 by lanapost
September 11th, 2001 was a pivotal day in American history, the likes of which our country had not seen since the bombing of Pearl Harbor. You might be tired of hearing stories from everyone about what they were doing when they heard about the attack on the Twin Towers in New York, or maybe you’re [...]
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