Holiday Reading - my 6 most-read posts of 2016

In this busy time of celebrating, I hope you will stay and relax for a few minutes. Thank you to all my readers for sharing this year with me. Your comments, your wisdom and your dialogue are such a gift to me. Thank you for allowing me to be a writer.

My 6 most-read posts are here for you while you take a restful stop and sip on your beverage. Each post brought to you to reflect, laugh, smile or cry. Each one from my heart.

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Rejection and Re-direction
  

As the new school year begins, perhaps we should all keep in mind these wise words. Being rejected might not seem like it at the time but we are heading to "something better". Read more..

Give and Take –  how to do it – a Rant(?)

What I’ve learned is that sometimes people give only because it gives them something, said my friend. It is a self-serving pat-on-the-back, not because they want the recipient to be truly honoured. But because they feel needed, she continued. Read more..

Relationship is not a Secret

The beauty of the couple. Rare, dignified, classy. Bringing that air of well-being to all they encounter. I think that they must enjoy the experience of strolling through a park or attending a book reading at the local library. Read more.. 

Asking Questions Made Me Enjoy Social Events

 

Let's face it, marathoners are not typically a subdued bunch. As the host opened the front door to the after-race party, the laughter and conversation overwhelmed me. What was I doing here? Sure, I'd just completed my first half marathon, but these people were "real athletes", each wearing their newest Finisher medal. I was just a nerd in running shoes. Read more..

When Is Enough enough? 6 Simple Ideas to set you Free

Too much? Stuff.

What are you going to do about it today?

When is Enough enough? Or the bigger question, what is your enough? What are you giving up now for the day that you can enjoy what you have? Read more..

Ode to a Girl Named River

 

Such a little girl. Her hand reaching up is totally enveloped in her Dad’s. 

They are walking as they usually do, almost every evening, just catching up on their respective days. It’s a habit he had started when she was just wee, when he would come home from work, scrub his hands clean and smile and talk to her sweet face. Read more..

Rejection and Re-direction

Locker Wisdom, Rejection and Re-direction

As the new school year begins, perhaps we should all keep in mind these wise words. Being rejected might not seem like it at the time but we are heading to "something better".

So often, we are confused and disappointed by what life throws our way. For someone, not making the team is equally hurtful as losing our job unexpectedly. Each rejection can layer our hearts with bitterness but what if we look at it differently?

Any salesperson knows that typically they have to experience 50 rejections before a sale. You might have heard that for every negative review or criticism, we need a multitude more of praise to counter our hurt. So if we go into every experience knowing that there is more success on the horizon, how would we approach it?

Do you remember being young? How many times did you fall off your bicycle, get water up your nose learning to swim, crash into the boards while on your ice skates? Did you give up? How many times have you been fired? I know I was a very bad waitress one summer and an equally bad data entry person a few years later. And what I learned was that those jobs were better suited for someone else!

Know that being rejected is Life's way of teaching us something about ourself. It should be a wonderful, freeing experience. It should allow us to try anything new that appeals to us, or leave a bad situation behind. It should make us see the world as a playground for learning.

We are all doing our best to find ourselves. It is only those who slam that locker shut that lose out.

So tell me, how were you rejected and why did it turn out to be your greatest re-direction?

Using rejection to find your way. (Click to Tweet)

It is only those who slam that locker shut that lose out. (Click to Tweet)