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What Are You Planting?

Share What Are You Planting?   It’s spring and it seems like everywhere we look there is something growing and people are talking about planting. Today at a Toastmasters International meeting the word that speakers were encouraged to use during the meeting was...

More Gratitude = More Happiness

Share More Gratitude = More Happiness What’s happened in your life today that you are grateful for? That’s a good question and you might be thinking, “Nothing, nothing at all. It’s just an average day.” Or maybe not – let’s take a closer look. Here’s an...

You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

Share You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know Here’s something to think about: You don’t know what you don’t know. That might seem like a strange thing to say. In case you want to explore this more, Doug has a story to share that may clarify this concept. Here’s Doug’s...

How To Diffuse a Tense Situation

Share How To Diffuse a Tense Situation How do you diffuse a tense situation or a disagreement?  That’s an important question! It’s no fun to feel upset and walk around on eggshells. It also feels awful to clam up and not say a thing when someone asks, “What’s...

Exploring Perspectives

Share Exploring Perspectives Have you ever had a time when you realized that you and another person just didn’t agree? If you say “yes”, you are not alone. We don’t all think alike and it is easy for misunderstandings to occur. Doug and I were having a discussion...