Skip to main content

The New Three R's

RESPECT FOR SELF

RESPECT FOR OTHERS

RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS

Simple ... who can do it?

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Priorities

When reviewing my life goals it would appear all the little things on the list  of things to do remains mostly unchanged.  1. Improve your health by weight loss. Eat better. Rest better. Move better. 2. Improve your finances by saving for the future. 3. Self improvement by learning about new things that interest you on an ongoing basis. 4.  Improve yourself to become a kinder, more gentle and wiser version of yourself. Well, improvement does happen over time to be sure. The types of improvements that happen are more dictated by circumstance than any on a  list. Life is the best editor there is.  It does not compromise. It knows what next needs to be done. I am now 55 years old. Looking at retirement by perhaps age 60. The last 4 years of my life have been mostly focused on helping my aging father manage the last stage of his life. For being now well into his 90th decade he is in extremely good health. The most disturbing aspect of this time for him and for me is a slow
Post a Comment
Read more

the fine art of saying no

In our society , in some circles , saying no to anyone at any time for any reason has become taboo. It is currently fashionable to be a positive person and go around saying yes to everything and everyone we encounter. Well in my life thus far I have learned after being on the planet for almost 48 years that attempting to do that is not "doable" and actually could be viewed as its own special form of OCD. I have tried to do it and find that I end up feeling like a rung out, torn up old dish rag for all my efforts. There is more merit and value, I have learned, in choosing how to invest your time in those things that are worthwhile to you and enrich your existance in some way. We do not always have the choice to say no. We are most of us tied to jobs and commitments in which we have already entered into agreements whereby we must comply to many things. What I am suggesting is that in the little bit of time and space you still call your own, do not be afraid to stand up and proc
Post a Comment
Read more

Choices

In this North America place that I live I find that choices are a funny thing. If you have to choose from amongst too many it can potentially become a source of stress. If you have too few choices at your disposal it can become a source of depression. I guess the thing to remember is that you may not like the choices you have to select from, but at least we do have the luxury of choice. When in doubt or when I feel the world at large is pushing me around I find myself choosing to make no choice at all, which ironically is a choice in itself!
Post a Comment
Read more