Daily prompt
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Through Their Eyes Character intro: Mina O’Neill
Mina is a good girl, always done what is expected of her. She works hard, she does what is right. She even has a ‘rainy day fund’. How many young adults can say that. Mina loves to sing, and she’s good at it. She wants to be a performer, even though she has no musical…
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I have a dream…
Martin Luther King jr Before you read any further I want you to think about what this quote means to you. What about MLK’s speech speaks to you? How much of the speech do you really know? or do you only know what has been passed down, through this story or that? What is the…
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A Lesson in Listening vs Hearing.
First a definition of both so we are all on the same page.Hearing is the physiological ability to perceive sound through an organ—like the human ear—by detecting vibrations as changes in pressure. Listening is the active cognitive and interpretive process of receiving, processing, and understanding sounds and spoken language. I meet a lovely lady the…
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Who is responsible for good communication?
Is it the sender or the receiver? I have always believed that the a good conversation is like playing catch. I have actually taught under five year old’s to play catch… successfully. Look where you are throwing (the chest of the catcher/ glove) , Point to where you are throwing with your glove (the chest…
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If you find yourself moving backwards… Turn around!
K. Cindee Doll I’ve checked, I am the only one who has said this… according to Google. There have been so many times in my life that I believe I have been moving backwards. Sometimes it was sliding back, many steps or ladder rings, depending on which metaphor I was using at the time.Sometimes it…
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You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi I love this quote… and at the same time it scares me. If you are aware of who Mahatma Gandhi is you will appreciate these words and what he meant by them. However, not everyone has the same idea of what they want to the world to look like. So, my question to…
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3 or 4 Wise Monkeys?
Did you know there was a forth? Next question… what does it mean to you? Do you see the representation of the monkeys as self discipline or a commentary on today’s society? In other words; “Sees no evil, Hears no evil, Speaks no evil, Do no evil”, are these words to live by or are…
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21 Day Challenge… kinda
I will be posting at 6pm for the next 3 weeks. I have consistently posted at 10 am for the past 21 days. I learned in a previous life (my Mary Kay life) that you need to do something consistently for 21 days to make something a habit. I also know that 3 times is…
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Through Their Eyes Character intro: Simon Patrick
Simon is old enough to know he needs to get on with his life, yet young enough that he doesn’t know how. He is all about the music, all and any kind of music. He can’t remember a time that he didn’t know anything about music. He can play anything with little tutorial, and once…
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“Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.”
Mother Teresa I know that there is some controversy out there now on whether or not Mother Teresa was the saint she has been made out to be. Or whether or not she truly existed as one person or a conglomerate of many. Does it really matter? I truly believe that you do not have…