perspective: Thankful For My Sense Of Perspective & Humor (#8)
- 11/16/18 01:28 PM
Q: What is the difference between crisis and inconvenience? A: Perspective Life often gets more complicated than it should be and the ability to keep things in perspective is a wonderful thing. I am thankful for being able to find the humor in most things and understand there is a lot of inconveniences and annoyances in life and very little crisis. Actual crisis is a fact of life, though. We all go through them. If you can find even a little humor in things it helps. I remember one instance when our family was going through a very difficult time. It was … (15 comments)
perspective: Thankful for The Liberation of Aging (#6)
- 11/14/18 03:29 PM
"Aging is the extraordinary process where you become the person you should have always been." -David Bowie A post by Sheila Anderson yesterday reminded me of how grateful I am for the liberation I have discovered in the aging process. As I get older, and especially in retirement, I no longer feel the need to try to be something or someone I think others want me to be. I can truly embrace my own uniqueness. Others can either embrace it with me or not... their choice. I, in turn, embrace the uniqueness of my chosen friends. When you work with the public in any … (30 comments)
perspective: Gaining Perspective: Inconvenience vs Crisis
- 08/05/17 03:05 PM
"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." -Abraham Lincoln I have been pretty much housebound for the last several days due to the extremely unhealthy air resulting from heavy smoke that has filtered in from numerous fires in southern British Columbia. Nearly (if not all) local outside events have been canceled. The State of Washington currently has the distinction of having the unhealthiest air in the United States. I gained a new perspective on MY woes when I ran across this drone footage of the devastation in British Columbia. I am reminded that, for us, dealing with … (35 comments)
There was a question yesterday in the Q&A section about stress. We all experience it on various levels throughout life. Your attitude toward the stresses of life is your perspective. You surely know people who are always in a state of drama. Everything is a crisis to them. Every time things don't go their way, they act like the world is coming to an end. They raise their voice and use inappropriate language... and what does it accomplish? Nothing, except keeping themself and everyone around them upset! I've been through my share of tragedy … (14 comments)
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