Emotional Intelligence

Can You Improve Emotional Intelligence? If IQ measures your mental intelligence, then EQ measures your emotional intelligence level. Most everyone has been taught that IQ is important for success in life. While people with higher intelligence levels generally have better career success than those with lower IQs, this is by no means guaranteed. The 21st… Continue reading Emotional Intelligence

Conversation

10 Steps for More Effective Conversations If you have a strong ability to communicate, you can positively impact any interaction with another person. This is especially true when you know how to listen. A conversation is a two-way street, and simply being a great orator is not enough to make you a top-flight communicator. Aside… Continue reading Conversation

Seek First To Understand

For years one of my fellow Toastmasters, by the name of Fred Schuck has been insistent that we need to “seek first to understand” the people we meet and interact with. On September 11th, yesterday, my daily reading included this from Stephen R. Covey’s “Daily Reflections For Highly Effective People”. “Seek first to understand involves… Continue reading Seek First To Understand

Thoughts About Snow

Snow As I sit here this morning I am gazing out at the tree branches with their winter coats of snow on.  I live in Canada – the land of seasons, and it seems that winter will soon be upon us.  The air has become chilled, the leaves have fallen from the trees. The bright… Continue reading Thoughts About Snow

Challenges

It’s been a long time since I have posted here and there are many reasons for that.   I have encountered a few challenges over the past few months with my mother who is 97 years of age. She had been in and out of hospital for several months and I was spending my days and… Continue reading Challenges

Self Love part 3

Exercise regularly This one goes hand in hand with the above follow a healthy diet recommendation. Exercise doesn’t have to be a long gym workout or 60-minute exercise class. In fact, even just 20-30 minutes of exercise a day can be beneficial. It’ll help your mood which in turn will help you feel better about… Continue reading Self Love part 3

Self Love continued

Mediate on His word The best way (and easiest) to accept God’s love is to immerse yourself in His word. Pick a topic on what you’re struggling with, in this case self-love, and seek out the answers He gives through His word. A quick Google search using a tool like biblegateway.com will let you search… Continue reading Self Love continued

Self-Love

What Is “Self-Love”? First, let’s get clear on how we’re defining self-love. If you look it up in the dictionary, it has a negative connotation: The instinct by which one’s actions are directed to the promotion of one’s own welfare or well-being, especially an excessive regard for one’s own advantage. Dictionary.com That’s not what we’re… Continue reading Self-Love

Things That Are Important

Over the next few weeks I will be posting about things that I find important in my life.  Perhaps they are some of the same things you may find important.  If so, I hope we can discuss them.  Simply post a comment below. Accepting That God Loves Me Even When I Don’t Love Myself For… Continue reading Things That Are Important

Seniors Health Care

My experience with Senior Health Care has been varied.  For the past several weeks, since the end of November, I have been either at the hospital with my mother or living in her retirement residence 24/7 as she has coped with various health issues.  Most of these issues have been UTIs, which I have been… Continue reading Seniors Health Care