and not a bite of news on which to think. The last several days, as I usually do, I've been watching the headlines in the "news", and I keep wondering, "Where is it? Where is my news?". I keep watching the headlines, and nothing that I see in the news matches what I see and … Continue reading Drama, Drama Everywhere…
Tag: Life Lessons
Setting Realistic Expectations
Now that I'm feeling a little bit back on track, it's time to get down to some more practical writing, which I've been missing. However, I do recognize that there are times when I need to step back from writing for any variety of reasons: spending time with family, taking time to gain a fuller … Continue reading Setting Realistic Expectations
Living Up to Expectations
For most of my life I tried to live up to other people's expectations: family, friends, teachers, etc. Most of the expectations I was expected to live up to were also directly conflictory with other things I was being told. For example, "you can be anything you want to be, but you can't do ... ". … Continue reading Living Up to Expectations
The Power Of…
When I was a child, I used to tell my mother, "When I grow up, I am going to have...)", and I would list off all of the things I wanted for my life. In true fashion for her, my mother would find ways to denigrate every thing I said, and tell me why I … Continue reading The Power Of…
Sudden Changes
This week I had a sudden, unexpected schedule change at work. I could look at it as an event that got in the way of my prior plans, or I could see it as a benefit to current issues and events in my life. I prefer the second viewpoint. While my husband and I did … Continue reading Sudden Changes
The Responsibility of Ministry
On several occasions I have received requests for assistance that I am not able to fulfill due to the nature of the request. The request often involve being asked to "solve a problem" for the person asking. These requests come from a misunderstanding of what a minister is, and what exactly a minister does, or … Continue reading The Responsibility of Ministry
Gratitude versus Demand
So my long work weekend is done, and my work week is almost over. One of the things about my job is that I get to see a lot of people all the time. Some are regulars, some just stop in, then leave and I never see them again. But even in those 30 seconds, … Continue reading Gratitude versus Demand
Walking a Long Path
It's late. Or early, depending on which end of the day you are looking at it from. Personally, I'm trying to wind down from a busy night at work, so I can sleep before my long couple of days coming up. But, it's giving me time to think, and remember. Many years ago, when I … Continue reading Walking a Long Path
The Value of Friendship
Many of us will remember as children being told what to, and what not to talk about with others. Many times, I remember being yelled at by my mother for talking about, what to me, seemed like a small incident or occurrence in the house. What made it worse for me, is that somehow the … Continue reading The Value of Friendship
Repeating the Same Message
When we hear a message over and over, whether it is from the same source, or multiple sources, our immediate ego reaction is to maybe get irritated, tune it out, try and ignore it. We may even actively start speaking against it. When this happens, when we hear the same message repeated, it usually indicates … Continue reading Repeating the Same Message
